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Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. has unveiled STORM SHIELD, a miniature electronic warfare (EW) system developed specifically for unmanned aerial platforms. The system makes its international debut at the AOC Electronic Warfare conference in Helsinki, Finland. Continue reading
Costruzio ni Motori Diesel S.p.A. (CMD), a leading Italian company specialised in the design, prototyping, and development of advanced propulsion systems for automotive, marine, and aeronautical applications, has received an acquisition proposal from EDGE Group, a company founded in 2019 and based in the United Arab Emirates, one of the leading international technology groups.
Aerospace firm AIRO, along with its brand Jaunt Air Mobility, unveiled new dual-use vertical-takeoff-and landing (VTOL) drones — the JC250 cargo variant and the JX250 ISR variant — with “slowed-rotor” architecture and hybrid-electric propulsion, at the Xponential/MDEX conference. Continue reading
Parrot, a European supplier of professional micro-UAV systems, announced that its latest tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, ANAFI UKR, has been selected for integration into advanced armoured platforms under a major European armoured vehicle program. Continue reading
AEVEX Corp. announced that it has been awarded an $18.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the delivery of autonomous aircraft for One Way Attack (OWA) missions. The production contract also includes support by AEVEX engineering and field services teams. Continue reading
British citizens and regional partners will be better protected against drone attacks as the Royal Air Force deploys a new low-cost anti-drone weapon on operations in the Middle East. Continue reading
Ukrainian forces have turned to lasers to spot and track drones in complete darkness, aiming to improve nighttime targeting while reducing the cost of countering low-cost aerial threats.
BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) and Vantor, a provider of unified spatial intelligence, have announced that they will be providing advanced intelligence and targeting capabilities for contested electronic warfare (EW) environments. Continue reading