A bus driver knocked an explosive-laden drone out of the air, potentially preventing an attack this week at a German airport that serves as a major NATO and cargo logistics hub, a senior lawmaker said on Friday. Continue reading
DZYNE Gets $6M Air Force Research Lab Contract for Long Range Grasshopper Autonomous Aerial Delivery System
Ondas Inc. has announced that the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded a more than $6 million contract to DZYNE Technologies, LLC , now part of Ondas, to advance the Long‑Range Grasshopper, an autonomous, runway‑independent precision aerial delivery system designed for extended‑range logistics in contested and austere environments.
Russian Drones Use Screwed-On Magnetic Compasses as Navigation Aids
Somewhere in a Russian drone factory, an engineer looked at a satellite-jamming crisis that has cost the Kremlin countless drones and countless rubles, and solved it with the same tool Boy Scouts use to find their way out of the woods. Continue reading
HOVERAir’s New Pocket Camera Grows Wings and Turns into a Drone
If you’ve ever used a handheld gimbal camera and wished it could just float into the air to grab a wide shot, HOVERAir built something specifically for you. The company just announced the VERSA, a pocket camera designed to work both on the ground and in the air. Continue reading
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Simulate Teaming with P-8A and MQ-4C Triton
Boeing and Northrop Grumman successfully simulated teaming between a manned P-8A Poseidon and unmanned MQ-4C Triton, demonstrating how the platforms can share intelligence, mission planning and execution. This jointly funded technology collaboration applied universal standard interfaces to make integration across platforms quicker and more cost effective for operators. Continue reading
US Soldier in Germany Invents Wearable Drone Detector
Sgt. Ryan Minton’s concerns about soldiers’ survival in the drone-dominated combat of the future initially led him to his basement, where he started tinkering with electronics he bought online. Now working in a special innovation lab for Army personnel in Bavaria, Minton is putting the finishing touches on a drone detector that soldiers can wear like protective gear. Continue reading
DHS Announces Multiple C-UAS Contract Awards
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just announced multiple contract awards to support Department-wide access to Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities that help detect, track, identify, and mitigate threats posed by unauthorized or malicious unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Shield AI and Taiwan’s NCSIST Complete Autonomous Swarm Exercise
Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) have just announced the successful field demonstration of a coordinated autonomous search mission with three NCSIST Mighty Hornet III unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), resulting in a renewed partnership to continue development with Hivemind more broadly across the Institute. Continue reading