Blue Bear Systems Attends MBDA Loitering Munition TLIO Presentation and Exhibition

Blue Bear Systems Research was pleased to attend an exhibition for Loitering Munition research in Stevenage. A copy of our presentation may be found here.

Blue Bear Systems Demonstrates to Air Warfare Centre

Blue Bear Systems Research was delighted to host Major Martin Melia and his team on 20 January. Major Melia had requested a demonstration of BBSR's Blackstart UAV, including the latest technology being developed for this and other platforms.

Blue Bear Systems Wins IET Innovation Award

Blue Bear Systems is proud to have won an IET Innovation Award for best team as part of Team Stellar. The award was presented to Stellar Team leader Julia Richardson by Phillipa Forrester.

Blackstart UAV Flies into Record Books

An unmanned aircraft developed by Bedford-based Blue Bear Systems Research opened the flying display at the prestigious RAF Waddington International Air Show held on 4 and 5 July 2009. It is the first time that an unmanned air vehicle (UAV) has ever flown autonomously (controlling its own flight) as part of a military flying display in the UK.

Blue Bear Helps BAE Systems Develop Mortar-based UAV Launcher

Blue Bear Systems participates in "Project Artful", a BAE Systems mortar-based UAV launcher development.

Blue Bear Systems in Winning MoD Grand Challenge Team

British forces could soon be launching teams of autonomous spy robots to scope out enemy-held villages and towns. The technology was developed for the Ministry of Defence's Grand Challenge, a contest to find the best robotic air and ground vehicles for identifying threats such as snipers and roadside bombs. If future work goes well, the technology could be at the disposal of the army within 18 months.

Design Challenge Unites Industry and Academia

Cranfield University has joined with Blue Bear Systems Research, Selex Galileo, Marshall SDG, Stellar Research Services and TRW Conekt to form Team Stellar in the MoD Grand Challenge.

The Battle of Copehill Down: integrated robotic skills shoot out

For ten days in August, 14 teams of engineers drawn from UK industry and academia will embark into Wiltshire countryside, to engage in a series of robotic exercises for The MoD Grand Challenge taking place in August at the cold war mock village Copehill Down. This aims to energise the development and use of the kind of autonomous robotic systems expected to revolutionise future battlefields, and offers the potential for lucrative contracts to the winners.

Blue Bear Systems to take part in MoD Grand Challenge

Blue Bear Systems to enter MoD robotics competition as part of Team Stellar.