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– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. was awarded a contract on October 4, 2024, to develop a next generation high-frequency (HF) modem for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare (NAVWAR) Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I). Continue reading
– Anduril Industries, a defence technology company, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT and frontier AI models such as GPT 4o and OpenAI o1, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions. Continue reading
As part of a project collaboration, Fraunhofer IFAM and Droniq GmbH successfully carried out a 180-kilometer drone flight from the Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven (ODCC) to Helgoland and back. For the first time, the safe integration of unmanned BVLOS flights over the sea was achieved in compliance with civil regulations and with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders. Continue reading
If you are considering a drone as a holiday gift, the Federal Aviation Administration wants you and your loved ones to understand how to fly it safely. Continue reading
When the ARES-DV Flight Module lifted off from Piasecki’s West Helipad in Essington, Pennsylvania, it achieved a sustained hover for a duration of approximately one minute before descending. Upon landing, the team attached the U.S. Army’s Mobile Multiple Mission Module (M4) to the ARES-DV Flight Module, and conducted a second successful one-minute hover, demonstrating the ability of its triplex fly-by-wire flight control system to sustain a stable hover in multiple configurations and a dynamic ground environment. Continue reading
– CycloTech is introducing a new flying vehicle, the BlackBird demonstrator, that features a new propulsion system for any type of manned or unmanned aircraft but especially for flying cars. Continue reading
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program. Continue reading
The Aeroprakt A-22 “Foxbat,” originally designed as a light recreational aircraft, has recently drawn attention after being modified by Ukrainian forces into a long-range UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle). Continue reading