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The largest of China’s two new tailless stealth fighters has flown again. This is just the second time we have evidence of it in the air, the first coming on Dec. 26, presumably during its inaugural flight. That day Beijing’s two new and previously never seen before heavy fighter designs were photographed and recorded in the sky. Continue reading
A Russian firm is in the process of developing a prototype for a high-speed interceptor drone, designed to engage and neutralize enemy reconnaissance and long-range kamikaze Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. Continue reading
In early 1969, the dense jungles of Vietnam trembled under the dominion of the AC-47 gunship, affectionately known as Puff, the Magic Dragon. Its aged engines roared like a living beast of the air while its trio of miniguns promised swift justice from above, while its flares made an artificial day out of even the darkest of nights. Continue reading
A prototype aircraft tug being tested out at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., could save MQ-9 Reaper maintainers time and money and cut down on safety risks on the flightline. Continue reading
Lithuanian company Granta Autonomy has delivered hundreds of FPV attack drones to Ukraine with more to come under a €1 million contract. These are the new GA-10FPV-AI model, with advanced communications and lock-on-target capability. Unlike others, Granta Autonomy is no new start-up but has been preparing for a drone war for more than ten years. Continue reading
The Russian military claims to have neutralized seven of its own drones mid-flight over Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, following an order from President Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Continue reading
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Colorado-based Nova Sky Stories, and Abu Dhabi-headquartered Analog, an Emirati company, specialised in physical intelligence and mixed reality. Continue reading
Last November, Amazon took the latest big step in its Prime Air journey, launching the MK30 drone for commercial delivery service in the West Valley of Arizona’s Phoenix metro area and in College Station, Texas. Continue reading