Tag Archives: Australian

Elbit Systems Selected to Supply UAS to the Australian Army

Elbit Systems of Australia was selected to provide the Australian Army with the Skylark I LEX Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) equipped with Electro Optical and Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) system. With a certified ADS-B system, Elbit Systems of Australia will support the Australian Army achieve wider use cases …

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Northrop Grumman Unveils First Australian MQ-4C Triton

PALMDALE, Calif. – Sept. 14, 2022 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) today unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft during a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California. The event, attended by Australian, U.S. government and defense officials, highlights the continued progress of the MQ-4C Triton …

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Eco-friendly ocean drones to patrol Australian waters for il…

A fleet of unmanned, remotely piloted boats will be launched next year to help detect illegal vessels entering Australian waters. Key points: Unmanned ocean drones will be launched next year to help patrol Australian waters The first successful, unassisted sail took place last week between Botany Bay and Ulladulla The …

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XAG Deploys Drones to Seed Burned Land for Australian Fire

COBRICO, Australia, May 12, 2020 — (PRNewswire) — In a collective effort to restore Australia from wildfire devastation, XAG has joined the first-ever post-fire drone seeding operation on Lake Cobrico, Victoria. This project was funded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) and managed by Heytesbury District Landcare …

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Australian Federal Police eye anti-drone capability

The Australian Federal Police are seeking ongoing authorisation to use so-called drone-jamming capabilities that can be used to disable remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) and similar unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Drone jamming devices target the frequencies used by an operator to control a drone, which generally leads to the drone …

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Australian weapon tech DroneShield scores a bullseye in Sout…

Anti-drone tech manufacturer DroneShield is proving increasingly popular with foreign governments, with the company announcing today announcing a “major South American governmental agency” has placed an order for its latest DroneGun. The ASX-listed company hasn’t revealed any details about which company placed the order, other than the fact it’s allied …

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Drone-killing tech outlawed at Australian airports despite ‘…

Updated January 20, 2019 11:20:09 Photo: Drones grounded flights at the UK’s Gatwick airport for days around Christmas. (AP: John Stillwell) New figures show pilots at Australian airports have spotted hundreds of drones in restricted airspace in the past two-and-a-half years, but experts say Australian law complicates the use of …

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