A joint venture between a US defence startup and a Saudi firm is building a factory near Riyadh to manufacture combat drones modeled on Iran’s Shahed system, which has been used to pummel Gulf countries over the past few months. Continue reading
Drones Drop into Sydney Harbour after Light Show Glitch
Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney’s Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show, with footage showing devices splashing into the water, close to crowds. Continue reading
Rheinmetall and Telekom to Jointly Develop a Drone Defence Shield
Rheinmetall and Telekom plan to jointly develop a defence shield against drones and acts of sabotage. The companies intend to work together to protect cities and critical infrastructure across Germany. They reached this agreement ahead of the upcoming AFCEA security technology trade show in Bonn. Continue reading
Steadicopter Unveils Golden Eagle Mothership
Steadicopter Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of rotary unmanned aerial systems, introduced an advanced operational architecture for its Golden Eagle RUAS, unveiling a “Mothership” concept specifically designed for sustained operations in contested and denied environments. Continue reading
YFQ-42A Returns to Flight Testing
The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) for the U.S. Air Force, has returned to flight testing following a round of safety reviews and software enhancements for the new unmanned fighter jet.
AV Expands AV_Halo Platform with INSTINCT and DETECT
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the two latest additions to its AV_Halo unified mission software platform:
PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing VTOL UAS to Royal Australian Navy
PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to supply Transwing VTOL unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support RAN’s autonomous maritime distributed logistics capabilities. Continue reading
US Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
The U.S. Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), seven of which sit on Navy ships. The courses will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly, while also enabling sailors to earn a new Laser Weapon System Operator Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) that NSWC PHD spearheaded. Continue reading