A high-energy laser weapon has been fired by the British Army from an armoured vehicle for the first time and successfully destroyed flying drones. Continue reading
AgEagle Aerial Systems Gets AUVSI Green UAS Certification
– AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a provider of best-in-class unmanned aerial systems, sensors and software solutions for customers worldwide in the commercial and government verticals, announced it has been granted Green UAS certification from the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems, autonomy, and robotics. Continue reading
NC Universities and NCDOT Partner on Air Mobility and Drone Innovation
North Carolina is paving the way for a new era of air transportation. The N.C. Department of Transportation has formed the University Transportation Center of Excellence for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), bringing together top universities to redefine how we transport people and goods through innovative aviation technologies. Continue reading
TEKEVER Signs €5M Contract for Spain’s National Police Air Unit
– TEKEVER has announced that it has signed a multi-purpose contract valued at close to €5 million with the Spanish Ministry of Interior on behalf of Spain’s National Police Air Unit, to be delivered between 2024 and 2025. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Successfully Demonstrates New Radar Capability In Canada
– Schiebel, in collaboration with MDA Space, has successfully demonstrated IMSAR’s NSP Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Ground and Maritime Moving Target Indication (GMTI and MMTI) capabilities during a one-week intensive trial at the Foremost UAS Test Range in Western Canada. Continue reading
WAVENET RF Engineering and UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía Successfully Perform the First Flights of a UAV Using Radio Positioning Algorithms in GNSS-Denied Environments
– WAVENET RF Engineering, a renowned Spanish company dedicated to the design and development of radio frequency systems and specializing in unmanned vehicle systems, with the collaboration of UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a leading Spanish company in advanced guidance, navigation and control systems for unmanned aerial systems, are developing, under the COINCIDENTE 2022 program financed by the Ministry of Defence, an innovative positioning and navigation system, called KEPLER ADVANCE. Continue reading
Austin Signs New Strategy for Countering Effects of Unmanned Systems
The Defense Department has announced that Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has recently signed a new, classified strategy for countering the effects of unmanned systems. Continue reading
Dassault’s Neuron Combat Drone Resumes Operations
According to information published by Challenges magazine on December 4, 2024, after a decade of successful trials and a brief period in storage, the Neuron stealth combat drone demonstrator, developed by Dassault Aviation, is set to resume operations. Continue reading