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GA-ASI Completes First Flight of Belgium’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Belgian Ministry of Defence completed the first flight of a new MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) that will be the first SkyGuardian delivered to Belgium as part of a four-aircraft purchase. The flight was based out of GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, California and took place on February 20, 2025. Continue reading

Sentera Joins Thermal by FLIR Program for Precision UAS Applications

– Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced that Sentera Sensors and Drones, a provider of advanced sensors and data, has joined the Thermal by FLIR program. Integrating FLIR Boson thermal camera modules into the Sentera 6X Thermal Series adds new high-precision thermal mapping capabilities to their integrated multispectral and RGB drone payload platform. Continue reading

HSWERX Awards MatrixSpace Radar for Advanced Air Awareness for Remote UAS Operations

HSWERX, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) innovation hub, selected MatrixSpace Radar to provide advanced air detection to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The technology has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Continue reading

Shield AI Partners with Korea Aerospace Industries to Advance AI-Powered Autonomy

Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art AI-powered autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced a partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to accelerate development of AI pilots, a core technology for KAI’s manned/unmanned teaming capabilities by utilizing Shield AI’s AI-powered, modular and scalable autonomy software products. Continue reading