- + Verizon Frontline and NOAA to Partner on Advanced Disaster Response Research—The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Verizon Frontline have signed a three-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreeme...
- + GA-ASI Developing New ABAD Pod for Battlefield Awareness and Defense—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) to develop a new Airborne Battlespace Awarene...
- + Aurora Flight Sciences Gets $8M DARPA Liberty Lifter Development Contract—Aurora Flight Sciences, Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded an $8,310,000 modification (P00009) to cost-plus-fixed-fee contract HR0011-23-C0013 to ex...
- + Skyports Expands in UAE with New Partnership with Ras Al Khaimah—Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (RAKTA) and Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) have taken a significant move towards transformin...
- + GA-ASI and Shift5 Partner to Embed Observability Into MQ-9A Reaper—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its partnership with Shift5 to integrate the company’s onboard cyber anomaly detection and pr...
- + Quantum-Systems Debuts Long-Range, Long-Endurance VTOL UAS—Quantum-Systems is debuting its long-range, long-endurance VTOL UAS – Reliant – at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida this week. The Group 2 platf...
- + Pyka and Sierra Nevada Corporation Partner to Offer Large-Scale All-Electric Cargo UAS—Pyka and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) have partnered to offer Pyka’s large-scale all-electric cargo uncrewed aerial system (UAS) to customers withi...
- + US Army Tests UAV Resupply During Live-Fire Exercises in Hawaii—The US Army has successfully tested an autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) for battlefield resupply during live-fire exercises in the Hawaiian Is...
- + Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System—Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, is introducing its new Rogue 1 loitering munition system at this week’s Special Ope...
- + AgEagle Announces $3.4M UAS Sale to French Army—AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced that the Company has secured its largest single purchase order to date to deliver 40 eBee VISION systems, an...
- + Brazilian Startup Designs Self-Flying Aerial Vehicle for Crop Spraying—A coffee grower in Minas Gerais, the state that produces more than half of Brazil’s coffee crop, commissioned an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable...
- + Airobotics & HHLA Sky Partner to Offer Drone Services for Critical Infrastructure in Germany—Airobotics Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of wireless networks and autonomous drones and automated data solutions,...
- + Axon to Acquire Dedrone—Axon, the global public safety technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dedrone, a global airspace sec...
- + Paris Olympics Defence System Mistakes Air Conditioners for Drones—Significant problems have been discovered in the operation of the Thales Parade system. In particular, it is indicated that the system, when detected,...
- + Kaman and Textron Systems Join Forces to Advance KARGO UAV Technology—Kaman and Textron Systems have recently announced a Strategic Alliance Agreement. This agreement facilitates collaboration on opportunities and critic...
- + Airbus Finalises Acquisition of Aerovel and its UAS Flexrotor—Airbus has finalised the acquisition of U.S.-based Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor, in a move to strengthen its portfolio of t...
- + AgEagle Aerial Systems Drones Used by US Army Corps of Engineers—AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a provider of full stack unmanned aviation systems (UAS), sensors and software solutions for customers worldwide in the c...
- + US Air Force Demos Assembly, Deployment of 3D-Printed Drones in Under 24 Hours—In an open area of the Eglin Air Force Base range known as B-70, a group of Air Force field grade officers and black-shirted innovators huddled togeth...
- + Boeing Validates Software for Future Manned Unmanned Refueling Missions—Boeing has advanced its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray. The testing shows the softw...
- + Russians Show Ingenious Solution Against Ukrainian FPV-Drones—Russian troops have invented an interesting way to counter Ukrainian drones. They began to attach nets to their motorcycles. Although a net attached o...
- + uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Scale C-Band Frequency Management for Regional UAS C2—uAvionix has announced that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to scale C-Band freq...
- + New UAV Test Flight Detected in Florida—On May 1st, 2024, at 16:35 GMT 00, a particular aircraft was spotted near Eglin Air Force Base. This aircraft, supposedly a UAV, bears a resemblance t...
- + DARPA’s Manta Ray UUV Prototype Completes In-Water Testing—The Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) built by performer Northrop Grumman completed full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of ...
- + Wing to Carry Blood Samples between London Hospitals—The UK’s National Health Service (NHS)is to use Wing’s autonomous drones to fly blood samples between London hospitals in an effort to speed up ...
- + New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Export Dual-Use Electronics Used in Russian Military Drones—Nikolay Grigorev, 36, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty on April 30 to conspiring to defraud the United States for his role in an illicit export control sch...
- + It’s Great to be at Goodwood ! – Historic UK Aerodrome to Deploy Altitude Angel’s Approval Services Platform—Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that Goodwood Aerodrome is to deploy its Approval Service...
- + Allen Control Systems Raises $12M Seed Capital to Build Counter-Drone Robotic Gun Systems—Allen Control Systems (ACS), a defense technology company, has announced it has raised $12 million in seed capital led by Craft Ventures with particip...
- + General Atomics Gets $95M US Army Smart Sensor Contract—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $94,808,020 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research, development, test, ...
- + BRINC and Skyfire Partner to Expand Public Safety Drone Programs Across the United States—BRINC, an American public safety technology developer, has partnered with Skyfire Consulting, an advisor on drone solutions for security and public sa...
- + Griffon and Textron Advance to Flight Stage in Competition to Replace RQ-7B Shadow—Aircraft manufacturers Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems have both advanced to the flight stage of the US Army’s Future Tactical Uncrewed Aerial S...
- + Houthis Shoot Down Third MQ-9 – Five Now Lost to Hostile Fire in Just Over a Year—Houthi rebels claim to have shot down an MQ-9 drone over Yemen on April 25, releasing nighttime intercept footage and daytime video of what appears to...
- + Delivery Drones are Getting Bigger — Much Bigger—Next-gen aviation startup MightyFly says it’s the first company developing a large, autonomous electric vehicle takeoff and landing (eVTOL) carg...
- + Graffiti Drone Pilot Program Takes Flight in Washington State—A drone that paints over graffiti has been launched in Washington state under a new pilot program, the Washington State Department of Transportation (...
- + GA-ASI Delivers First MQ-9A Extended Range to USMC’s VMUT-2—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) celebrated the delivery of the first MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned A...
- + Nepal to use Drones to Transport Garbage from Mount Everest—The Khumbu Pasang Lhamu Rural Municipality, which hosts the 8,848.86 metre-tall Everest, is piloting heavy lifter drones that will bring back garbage ...
- + Kaman Corporation Celebrates Successful First Flight of Autonomous KARGO UAV—Kaman Corporation has announced the significant achievement of the first flight of the full-scale KARGO UAV, a purpose-built, autonomous, expeditionar...
- + AeroVironment Gets $32M US Army Switchblade Contract—AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $32,120,832 modification (P00044) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0024 for the Switchblade Weapon S...
- + Ukrainian Yak-52 Equipped with Machine Gun Shoots Down Russian UAV—On Apr. 27, 2024, a Ukrainian Yak-52 training aircraft, shot down a Russian Orlan-10 drone over Odessa, according to several reports by the Ukrainian ...
- + Iraqi Air Force Displays Chinese-Made CH-5 UAV—On April 24, 2024, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense commemorated the 93rd anniversary of the Air Force’s establishment with a ceremony attended by notabl...
- + Competitors Not Picked for CCA Look Forward to Increment 2—The three contractors not chosen for the first increment of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program say they’re staying in the arena and will compet...
- + Northrop Grumman Gets $388M US Air Force Global Hawk Logistics Contract—Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, was awarded a $387,545,690 definitized contract action for Global Hawk (RQ-4) aircraft sustainm...
- + Autel Ripped Me Off—In July 2023 I ordered the Autel EVO 2 Pro Enterprise V3 from Amazon. It was on sale @ $500 off for $3,500. It flew perfectly, but I had two issues. S...
- + Mayman Aerospace to Unveil First Full-Scale Model of Razor P100 Military VTOL during SOF Week 2024—Mayman Aerospace will unveil a full-scale model of Razor, its high-speed Air Utility Vehicle, during SOF Week 2024, May 6-10 in Tampa, Florida. Razor ...
- + QinetiQ Achieves UK’s First Jet-to-Jet Teaming of an Aircraft and an Autonomous Drone—QinetiQ has successfully trialled the UK’s first Crewed-Uncrewed-Teaming demonstration between a crewed aircraft and an autonomous jet drone. The tria...
- + TEKEVER Introduces ARX Drone with Swarm Capability—TEKEVER, a provider of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in Europe, introduced its newest drone the ARX in San Diego, U.S. on Tuesday (Apr. 23). The compa...
- + Ukrainian Nynja Sport Plane Becomes Another Long-Range Strike Drone—Ukraine has transformed another sport plane into another long-range strike drone. One of them crashed inside Russia reportedly more than 600 miles fro...
- + Anduril and General Atomics to Develop New Collaborative Combat Aircraft for Air Force—The U.S. Air Force has picked Anduril and General Atomics to continue developing their autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft concepts over designs ...
- + GA-ASI Selected to Build XQ-67A CCA for US Air Force—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Com...
- + Canadian Mounties Uncover Plot to Sell Drones to Libya—The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says it has uncovered a plot by two men in Montreal to sell Chinese drones and military equipment to Libya il...
- + Turtle Tank – Russians Built Shell Over Tank as Drone Protection—In 1916, British engineer William Tritton designed a new kind of tank that he believed would protect the crew from the greatest threat that tanks—then...
- + DJI Just Got a New Rival in the US that Licenses… DJI Technology—There’s no doubt about it – DJI is the industry-leading maker of the best drones. However, if you’re in the US that’s a problem beca...
- + Drone Incursions Stopped Frankfurt Airport Traffic Twice in 2023—Fraport, the operator of Frankfurt airport, one of continental Europe’s busiest, says that air traffic had to be completely halted on two days in 2023...
- + GA-ASI Adding AESA Antenna to EagleEye Radar—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is continuing its support of EagleEye multi-mode radar development with a company investment to ad...
- + FAI Launches E-Drone Racing World Cup—FAI has announced that 2024 will further develop this fast-paced, accessible sport with a new E-Drone Racing World Cup based on a series of 4 or 5 eve...
- + GA-ASI Mojave Excels in Yuma Desert Live-Fire Demonstration—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) confirms that its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) destroyed static targets in live-fire test...
- + Robinson Helicopter Company Acquires Ascent Aerosystems—Robinson Helicopter Company has acquired Ascent AeroSystems, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Robinson Helicopter Company. This acquisition reinfo...
- + BMT Redefines Autonomous Payload Delivery—In a major development for the BMT SPARO project, the British Army’s Futures Directorate has provided funding to build, supply and demonstrate the lat...
- + uAvionix Partners with Viasat to Deliver Seamless Global Communication Service for Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles—Viasat, Inc., a global satellite communications company, has announced collaboration with uAvionix, a pioneer in the development of certified avionic...
- + Draganfly, Doodle Labs and UXV Technologies Collaborate to Enhance UAV Communication Solutions—Draganfly Inc., an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, has announced a collaboration with communication experts Doo...
- + 12 B-2s Conduct Massive Fly-Off, Elephant Walk—The 509th and 131st Bomb Wings capped off the most recent iteration of Exercise Spirit Vigilance by performing a mass fly-off of 12 B-2 Spirit stealth...
- + Sky Power International Runs Successful FAR33 Endurance Tests—Propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must be highly reliable, as the motors are mission-critical components. A proof of reliability i...
- + Ukraine’s New FPV Drones have Improved Speed of 150 km/h—FPV-drones capable of flying at a speed of about 150 kilometers per hour appeared in service with the Defense Forces of Ukraine. The footage released ...
- + Orion Technology Group Integrates Doodle Labs Datalinks into X BLUE NANO Drones—Orion Technology Group, a manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence UxVs and mission software, has announced the integration of Doodle Labs’ cu...
- + German Vice Chancellor Opens Quantum Systems Factory in Ukraine—Quantum Systems, a German drone manufacturer, opened a drone factory and development hub in Ukraine on April 18. Quantum Systems is the company behind...
- + Tests Expose Worrying Flaws in France’s Anti-Drone System for 2024 Olympics—With less than 100 days to go before Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, which organisers plan to open with an elaborate waterborne ceremony on the Seine r...
- + Suter Launches New HF-TOA288-SDI Heavy Fuel Engine—Suter is launching its new HF-TOA288-SDI heavy fuel engine at this years’ xPonential 2024 in San Diego, CA. This new 22.5hp unmanned aerial vehi...
- + Zipline Makes 1,000,000 Commercial Autonomous Drone Deliveries—Zipline, the world’s largest autonomous delivery system, has just become the first company in history to complete one million commercial drone deliver...
- + Red Cat and Sentien Robotics Partner for UAS Hive Land, Air and Sea Drone Swarming Operations—Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, has...
- + Jam-Resistant American Radio Keeps Ukraine’s Long-Range Drones Flying—A Ukrainian Shark reconnaissance drone resembling a small aircraft flies out over Russian lines, transmitting a stream of high-definition video. The d...
- + Polish Air Navigation Services Agency Launches a New DroneTower Application—The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency launched a new DroneTower mobile application on April 15, 2024, which is now the official IT system for repo...
- + New Qualcomm-Built Advanced Video Processor by Teledyne FLIR Powers AI at the Edge—Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced Teledyne FLIR AVP, an advanced video processor designed to power Teledyne FLI...
- + Russian Lancet Drone Caught by EW System Goes for Research—Ukrainian soldiers are boasting on social media about their latest achievement – the capture of a Russian unmanned aerial vehicle or an anti-tank kami...
- + AeroVironment Teams with Parry Labs to Develop Modular Next-Gen Long Range Reconnaissance UAS—AeroVironment (AV) has entered into an exclusive teaming agreement with Parry Labs, a leader in Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA), to architect, de...
- + Skyports Raises in Excess of $110M in Series C Funding—Skyports, a global player in owning and operating vertiport infrastructure and flying electric drones, announced that ACS Group, one of the world’s f...
- + First Drone Pilot to be Named US Marine Corps’ Top ‘Aviator of the Year’—Nearly a decade ago, as a new officer, Major Shane Gentry mulled over his Marine Corps job options, including three slots for unmanned aircraft system...
- + Northern Plains UAS Test Site Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary—Known for results and innovation, the Northern Plains UAS Test Site marks its 10th anniversary this year. The Federal Aviation Administration-designat...
- + HyLight Raises $4M for Hydrogen-Powered Airship Drones—HyLight, an innovative provider of aerial inspection utilising hydrogen airship drones, has achieved a significant milestone with the completion of a ...
- + uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Scale C-Band Frequency Management for Regional UAS C2—uAvionix, a provider of avionics solutions for uncrewed and crewed aircraft, has announced that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration...
- + Israel’s Cost to Intercept Iranian Drones and Missiles Is Put at Over $550M—The cost of Israel’s interception of Iran’s missile and drone barrage on Saturday was estimated at 2.1 billion Israeli shekels, or more than $550 mill...
- + Insitu Gets $84M US Navy Contract Extension—Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, is awarded a firm-fixed price, not-to-exceed $84,468,841 modification (P00006) to a previously awarded indefinite-del...
- + National and International Leaders Participate in UNVEX’24—UNVEX’24 has secured the participation of key national and international leaders in the drone industry in its conference programme, as reflected...
- + Ukraine Drops Ancient Roman Weapons From Drones To Stop Russian Trucks—The Russians are facing a new threat behind the front line: tire-popping metal obstacles called caltrops dropped by drones. It is an ingenious new use...
- + FAA Approves Virginia Tech’s Updated Test Method for Drones to Fly Over People—Federal approvals for flying drones over people have been advanced through Virginia Tech research. As of April 5, the updated means of compliance est...
- + Israel’s BlueBird Aero Systems to Open Drone Production Site in Morocco—Israel’s BlueBird Aero Systems, which specializes in the design, development, and production of Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and peripheral ...
- + FAA Grants Civil UAS Operations Waiver for University Operated Nevada Autonomous Test Site—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the Nevada Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Site (UASTS) a waiver (Waiver No. 44803-7) issued...
- + Ukrainian Drones Damage One of Russia’s Three Giant Be-200 Flying Boats—Swarms of Ukrainian long-range attack drones targeted three Russian air bases.The drone strikes on Yeysk, Kursk and Engels-2 air bases—respectively 10...
- + General Atomics Gets $174M US Air Force MQ-9A Upgrade Contract—General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $173,568,509 definitized contract action for capability...
- + 100 Years Since Oehmichen Set the First FAI Rotorcraft Record—The biomechanical facilities of the dragonfly and its agility in flight were a major inspiration to Etienne Oehmichen, the French engineer who set FAI...
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