Issue 58 Uncrewed Systems Technology Oct/Nov 2024 WeRide Robotics | Simulation and testing | Orthodrone Pivot | Eurosatory report | WAVE J-1 | Space vehicles | GCSs | Maritime Robotics USV | Commercial UAV Expo | Zero USV

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The war in Ukraine is increasingly using UAVs, dropping robot dogs for surveillance and providing highresolution detection of land mines (see Platform One, page 6) in trials. But counter-UAV technology is also progressing. AI is enabling the first such system to use a standard machine gun to shoot down UAVs, rather than using lasers, nets or even smaller UAVs that act like steerable bullets (see Bullfrog, page 13). AI and more accurate sensors are enabling higher performance monitoring from the air, as our feature on Orthodrone highlights on page 48. Also, discover the range of uncrewed aircraft at Commercial UAV Expo USA in our show report on page 100, and the latest ground station technologies (see page 82). AI and sensors are also key to delving deeper into the solar system. The latest space tech is detailed on page 74, from the power system challenges of exploring a moon of Jupiter to using X-ray pulsars to provide navigation out in deep space. 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