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Airbus is working at full throttle to deliver an operational Unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (UCCA) capability for the German Air Force by 2029. At its Manching site near Munich, the company is preparing two Valkyrie aircraft acquired from US partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions for their first flight using a sovereign European mission system. Continue reading
AirData is the leading drone flight data and fleet management platform, trusted by more than 444,000 pilots worldwide across 232 countries with over 60,000,000 uploaded flights. The company has just announced the launch of AirData’s Public Safety Program, a dedicated initiative designed to give law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency response agencies access to the tools, resources, and community already powering some of the most recognized drone programs globally – now spanning 60 regions.
Karman Space & Defense has announced it will open a new, state-of-the-art-facility in the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area to expand its advanced UAS launcher systems and SRM nozzle production capacity to meet substantial increases in customer demand. Continue reading
Four military drone systems were stolen from a Kentucky-based Army engineer battalion late last year, according to investigators. Continue reading
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía participates in the innovative TICHE Project. The project aims to develop advanced hidden threats detection capabilities in complex environments through a collaborative, multiplatform approach. Continue reading
Hoverfly Technologies, a provider of tethered unmanned aerial systems (TeUAS), and Overland AI, a developer of autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) technology, have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of integrated unmanned solutions for defence, national security, and government customers. Continue reading
Airbus Helicopters, through its subsidiary Survey Copter, has been selected by the European Defence Agency (EDA) for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) project. Continue reading
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have begun developing what they describe as a world-first cybersecurity system aimed at protecting drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Continue reading