DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. Continue reading
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Inside Chula Vista’s Drone Program
In a large, dimly lit room on the first floor of the Chula Vista Police Department’s downtown headquarters, Sgt. Evan Linney and drone pilot Rusty Johnson sit before a wall of monitors displaying maps, data feeds and live news broadcasts. Continue reading
US Approves $2BN Anduril C-UAS Contract for Kuwait
The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for purchase of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Platforms and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $1.98 billion. Continue reading
Moog Launches Vengeance Counter-UAS System
Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces the launch of a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability, Vengeance. Continue reading
Mercedes to Partner with Drone Defence Start-Up Tytan
Mercedes-Benz and the Munich-based technology company TYTAN Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on future cooperation at ILA 2026 (the International Aerospace Exhibition). Continue reading
Airbus and Quantum Systems to Integrate C-UAS interceptors on Military Helicopters
Airbus Helicopters and Quantum Systems have signed a cooperation agreement at ILA Berlin 2026 to jointly explore the integration of advanced C-UAS interceptors of Quantum Systems capabilities onto Airbus’ military helicopters, beginning with the multi-role H145M. Continue reading
Arado Ar 234 – Germany’s Most Dangerous Jet Aircraft
In 1944, Allied soldiers in Normandy looked up and saw something they could barely believe: a German jet aircraft screaming overhead at nearly 460 miles per hour, too fast for radar to track properly, too fast for anti-aircraft guns to follow, and too fast for most fighters to catch in time. This was the Arado Ar 234 — the world’s first operational jet-powered reconnaissance aircraft, and later, the first jet bomber to see combat. Continue reading
Sea Drone Rescues US Army Apache Crew Near Strait of Hormuz
Two crew members of a US army helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday were rescued by an American sea drone, US officials have told CBS News, the BBC’s media partner. Continue reading