Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced that its radars were key active sensors deployed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Aerial Dragnet program in San Diego during the week of October 21, 2019. Continue reading
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Screaming Eagle Earns UAS Soldier of the Year

U.S. Army retired Maj. Gen. and Quad A president Jeff Schlosser, left, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Vilt, Don Cattral, and Maj. Gen. Thomas Todd present Vilt with Unmanned Aircraft Systems Soldier of the Year award
Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Vilt from Delta Company, 326 Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division earned top honours as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Soldier of the Year. Continue reading
Italian Reaper Crashes in Libya
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) lost an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Libya on 20 November, the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed. Continue reading
Drone at 20 Meters from Airbus A320 at Gatwick
A DJI drone came within 20m (65ft) of a passenger plane as it flew in to Gatwick Airport in the summer, an inquiry into near misses has found. Continue reading
Fuel Cell Drone Performs 43 Mile Open Ocean Medical Delivery
Last week, members of the team at Guinn Partners worked with Doosan Mobility Innovations, in collaboration with Skyfire Consulting, and the US Department of Health, to execute a 43 mile open ocean medical drone delivery between St. Croix and St. Thomas. Continue reading
South Africa Investigates Saudi IP Theft from Denel
South Africa is investigating the alleged misappropriation of intellectual property rights belonging to state defense firm Denel, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) confirmed. Continue reading
Australian Apartment Block to be Built With Flying Taxi Launch Pad
Work will begin next month on Australia’s first residential apartment block to include a vertical take-off and landing space to accommodate flying taxis and delivery drones. Continue reading
Small Glide Munition Launched from Gray Eagle ER
A U.S. Army MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. performed a flight demonstration using a Dynetics GBU-69B Small Glide Munition (SGM) on August 21-22. The SGM is a lightweight munition with increased effective range. Continue reading






