A collection of articles on or related to Military and Civilian drones. Please note the RAND Corp's definition of Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles:
"An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that carries no human pilot or passengers. UAVs — sometimes called “drones” — can be fully or partially autonomous but are more often controlled remotely by a human pilot...."

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No. 3 Security Forces Squadron Leading Aircraftman Chaddyn Bray undertakes drone training, monitoring the Sky Ranger R70 drone from an airborne Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules.
Air & Space Power

Azerbaijan’s drones owned the battlefield in Nagorno-Karabakh—and showed the future of warfare

Azerbaijan showed that buying relatively low-cost military drones can be an effective way of achieving air superiority.
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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Ash-Leigh Liebeck, from the 7th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment, prepares to launch the Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aerial System, near Adelaide.
Technology & Innovation

UK army buys 30 'Bug' drones that can spy on targets 2km away

The British army is acquiring nano drones that should provide security forces with real-time data from the immediate operational area.
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No. 3 Security Forces Squadron members undertake drone training, preparing to operate the Sky Ranger R70 drone from an airborne Royal Australian Air Force C-130J Hercules, with members from the 7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, observing.
Technology & Innovation

How the Army out innovated the Islamic State's drones

The United States Army demonstrates that lateral thinking, experimentation and innovation are crucial to combatting asymmetric drone attacks.
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Australian Army soldier Bombardier Warwick Hickson, from the 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment, holds the Puma Small Unmanned Aerial System controller in Port Moresby in support of APEC.
Technology & Innovation

Military drones are changing, as are the wars they're fighting. Here's what's happening now

Drones are an essential part of any balanced military force.
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Air & Space Power

US State Department clears Australia to buy MQ-9B drones

The Australian government has been cleared to buy up to 12 MQ-9B aircraft.
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Heavy-lift Drone preparing to drop water, communications and first aid supplies to evacuees on the ground during Exercise GENESIS as part of Autonomous Warrior 2020-4.
Technology & Innovation

UK Tests Heavy-Lift Drones for Frontline Military Operations

The Royal Navy has successfully tested two heavy-lift drones capable of carrying supplies to aircraft carriers to help support the UK’s frontline operations.
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The sunset view from Royal Australian Navy minehunter HMAS Gascoyne as she sails in the waters off the coast of Northern Tasmania as part of Fleet Certification Period 2021.
Technology & Innovation

Like a drone that you sit in – but would you feel safe?

Inspired by the movie, Return of the Jedi, Peter Ternstrom Co-founder of the company Jetson has manufactured a drone capable of carrying a pilot.
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The Interim Radar Display System (IRDS) pictured was in use by civilian and military air traffic controllers until the early 1990s.
Technology & Innovation

Privatising the sky: drone delivery promises comfort and speed, but at a cost to workers and communities

Drone delivery is a disruptive technology that is likely to impact the nature of work, privacy, and the environment's management.
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Bob Carpenter, from One Giant Leap Foundation Australia, explains the functionality of a drone to University of Sydney students, Mike Yaacoub (centre) and Sehajbir Grewal during the World Engineering Day event held at RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales.
Technology & Innovation

This Australian company is helping countries across the world counter drone threats

An Australian company Drone Shield has developed effective drone countermeasures.
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Royal Australian Navy officer Lieutenant Luke Murphy looks out from the starboard bridge wing of HMAS Arunta during their regional presence deployment.
Air & Space Power

Loyal Wingman to take Australia’s air power into the next era

The Loyal Wingman unmanned system is the cutting-edge of future Australian air power.
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The R70 Sky Ranger multi-rotor unmanned aerial system as operated by Number 3 Security Forces Squadron.
Air & Space Power

Air Power and the Maritime Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System

MTUAS contribute to the overall effectiveness of joint air power projection in the maritime domain.
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HMAS Ballarat (foreground) conducts maritime manoeuvres with Armidale Class Patrol Boat HMAS Ararat, off the coast of Western Australia.
Technology & Innovation

This Destroyer Is About to Control Unmanned Ships and Aircraft

The US Navy intends to use a Zumwalt Class Destroyer, the USS Michael Mansoor to provide command and control for a number of remotely controlled ships and drones.
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Air & Space Power

MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System

The Triton will deliver significantly improved air power effects to the joint battlespace.
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Technology & Innovation

RAAF rolls out first Triton

Seven Australian remotely piloted long-range Triton (MQ-4C) surveillance aircraft (built in the USA) will start arriving at RAAF Tindal in 2024.
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Royal Australian Air Force aviators Flight Sergeant Stephan Barchard and Corporal David Grieger (left) stand with the MQ-28A Ghost Bat aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland, after winning the Airpower Teaming System naming competition.
Strategic Influences

Loyal Wingman to be called 'Ghost Bat'

The first Australian-produced military combat-aircraft in more than 50 years is an Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that will be officially known as the MQ-28A ‘Ghost Bat’.
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Technology & Innovation

In a first, Israeli general opens up about use of armed drones

An Israeli general has now confirmed—what has unofficially always been known—that Israel uses drones for both surveillance and strikes against Palestinian militants in Gaza and possibly even further away.
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Strategic Influences

As drones usher in new era of warfare, India’s growing UAV industry begins to take flight

Modern conflicts have highlighted one important aspect of modern warfare—the use of drones for both surveillance and punitive action. India’s dependence on other countries for drones is slowly making way for indigenous systems.
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Strategic Influences

Air Force flags need for low-cost drones to prepare Australia for future conflicts

The current chief of the RAAF, Air Marshal Rob Chipman, has indicated that the RAAF is considering the potential of low-cost predator drones.
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Strategic Influences

Australian-designed lethal drone to be unveiled at Avalon Airshow

The air show will showcase emerging defence technologies, including a new Australian-designed lethal drone.
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Strategic Influences

Ukraine Gets Huge Boost In Deadly Drone Capabilities From U.S.

The latest aid package includes anti-tank loitering munitions, long-range strike capabilities, and high-endurance vertical take-off drones.
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Technology & Innovation

Northrop gears up for Australian Triton deliveries

Northrop Grumman plans to deliver the first of Australia's three MQ-4C Triton UAVs in mid-2024, with the second and third to follow in the same year. All three are in the Multi-Int configuration, which adds a major signals intelligence capability to the aircraft's other sensors.
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Technology & Innovation

Swarms of AI-fueled drones, vehicles track targets in AUKUS tests

For the first time, a swarm of artificial intelligence-enabled air and ground vehicles from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. worked collaboratively. Interoperability likely to be a significant aspect of AUKUS.
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Strategic Influences

The Russians Have Lost Nearly 300 Aircraft Over Ukraine—Mostly Drones

The commander of the Ukrainian armed forces, Valeriy Zaluzhnyi, claims that Ukrainian troops have brought down 278 Russian aircraft in the eight months since Russia invaded Ukraine.
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