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Anduril and Archer Aviation just unveiled their jointly-developed autonomous VTOL aircraft platform, built to serve both defence and commercial applications. Anduril showcased the defence variant, Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft specifically designed to multiply the combat power of current and next-generation crewed attack and assault aircraft. Continue reading
Commercial swarms of hostile drones are fast becoming the biggest threat to allied forces on today’s battlefields. Enter MORFIUS X-Rotor — Lockheed Martin‘s newly released “one‑to‑many” airborne High Power Microwave (HPM), counter‑drone system that can neutralize more than 50 enemy drones in a single flight. Continue reading
Honeywell Aerospace is set to expand the scope of its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (Samurai) system, with the technology now being integrated into Odys Aviation’s unmanned Laila VTOL aircraft. Continue reading
Tesseract Ventures announced its selection by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to advance in the Containerized Autonomous Drone Delivery System (CADDS) prototype project. This highly competitive initiative aims to accelerate next-generation autonomous capabilities for rapidly deploying, sustaining, and managing unmanned aerial systems (UAS) in contested and austere environments. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. began operations of its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) at the GrandSKY UAS Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 18, 2016. Continue reading
In a paper presented last week at Robotics Science and Systems 2026 in Sydney, roboticists from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., demonstrated a drone called Phantom Twist that is essentially invisible to humans, being an order of magnitude more difficult to see in flight than a typical quadrotor. Continue reading
EUROCAE has announced the availability of the following draft document prepared by EUROCAE WG-105 SG-1 – Detect and Avoid: Continue reading
High maneuverability, precise and smooth piloting at different speeds, high tactical and technical characteristics – the Ministry of Defence has codified and approved for use in the Armed Forces of Ukraine the effective Ukrainian UAV “Cyclops”. It is designed to destroy enemy air and ground targets. Continue reading