A firefighting plane that drops 1.600 gallons of water at a time is grounded after it collided with a drone flying illegally above the Palisades fire Thursday, Jan. 9, according to L.A. County Fire Department. Continue reading
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V-BAT Drone System Field Tested in Ukraine
Ukrainian military news portal Militarnyi reports that Ukrainian defense forces have received and successfully deployed Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicles supplied by the United States. Continue reading
BlueHalo Gets $50M Naval Information Warfare Center Contract for UAS Electronic Warfare Sensor Systems
– BlueHalo has been awarded a five-year contract valued at $49.9M by the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific. Under this contract, BlueHalo will deliver hardware, materials and components, engineering services, and integration and operational support to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) for Modular Payload compliant Electronic Warfare (EW) sensors onboard multiple Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS). Continue reading
SkeyDrone Shares 2024 Drone Detection Insights: A Year In Review
Belgium’s SkeyDrone has just published insights and trends captured by its drone detection data from 2024. Continue reading
Off-Road Reaper: Air Force MQ-9 Roughs It for ACE Exercise
A recent exercise saw Air Force Special Operations Command land an MQ-9 on a dirt strip in New Mexico on Dec. 16, where it was rearmed, refueled, and launched again by a small group of Airmen. Continue reading
First MQ-25 Unmanned Air Warfare Center Installed Aboard USS Bush
The US Navy recently installed the world’s first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC) aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), where Air Vehicle Pilots (AVPs) will control future MQ-25 Stingray airborne operations. Continue reading
Iranian Men Indicted for Providing Material Support to Foreign Terrorist Organization to Procure Sensitive US Technology Used in Military Drones
Two men who were arrested earlier in December 2024 have been indicted on charges related to a scheme to illegally export sophisticated electronic components from the United States to Iran. Continue reading
Hadean and Faculty AI Team for AI Defence Integrations
Spatial computing company, Hadean, and AI solutions provider, Faculty AI, have agreed to team up and accelerate the advancement of AI integrations for defence, security, and national or international governance. Continue reading