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first-person view drones (FPVD)

An uncrewed aerial system navigates the urban-style challenge course during the Rise of the Drones finals at Victoria Barracks in Sydney. Story by Captain Andrew Lee. Photo by Private C.
Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Next-generation drone pilots face off at comp

19/12/202519/12/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 975 Views 0 Comments Army Battle Lab, first-person view drones (FPVD), MakerSpace, Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)

Army’s newest drone and robotics talent went head-to-head at Victoria Barracks last month in the finals of Rise of the

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Australian Army soldier Lance Corporal Fred Jabagat, from the 1st Armoured Regiment, controls the M134D minigun remote weapon station attached to a Modular Robotic Vehicle during Exercise Talisman Sabre at Townsville Field Training Area. Story by √. Photos by Lance Corporal Caitlyn Davill.
Australian Army News Talisman Sabre 

Remote weapons technology tested on Talisman Sabre

01/08/202503/08/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 2992 Views 0 Comments 1st Armoured Regiment, Exercise Talisman Sabre, first-person view drones (FPVD), Modular Robotic Vehicle (MRV)

The 1st Armoured Regiment (1st Armd Regt) transformed this year to provide the Australian Army with a Combat Experimentation Group,

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