On 16 October 2024, in the first flight tests of their kind, Thales demonstrated the potential of deploying swarms of drones with different levels of autonomy. Continue reading
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Russia has Enhanced the Shahed-136 Drone with New Technology and Long-Range Capabilities
Recent reports from Russian military media suggest that Russia has developed an upgraded version of the Shahed-136 drone, now equipped with an electro-optical homing head and potentially enhanced with satellite communication for long-range capabilities. Continue reading
Airbus Completes First Aerial Logistics Connector Demo for US Marine Corps
– Airbus recently completed its first program demonstration in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector contract at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Continue reading
How Allied Pilots ‘Rammed’ Nazi Cruise Missiles Out of the Sky
On June 13, 1944, the citizens of London awoke to an eerie but puzzling buzz approaching the city. The morning stillness was shattered when the buzzing stopped and a strange aircraft plummeted from the sky, hitting a railway bridge and unleashing 1,800 pounds of explosive force. The bizarre aircraft was a German-made Vergeltungswaffen (“vengeance weapon”) — now known as the V1 Flying Bomb. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Impresses with Multi-Mission Capabilities at REPMUS 2024
Schiebel participated in the large-scale NATO supported exercise REPMUS 2024 (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) hosted by the Portuguese Navy. For the third year in a row, the CAMCOPTER S-100 presented its unrivalled multi- mission capabilities in the maritime domain. Continue reading
Red Cat Unveils Arachnid Family of Systems at AUSA
– Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company building hardware and software for military, federal, and commercial operations, has introduced its ARACHNID family of unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strike systems. Continue reading
Red Cat Gets $1M US Army Contract for FlightWave Edge 130 Blue
– Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, announced that it secured a $1 million contract for its Edge 130 Blue drones from the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). Continue reading
RTX Demonstrates Launched Effects Autonomy at EDGE
– RTX businesses, Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, collectively showcased new capabilities at the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE). These capabilities enabled launched effects to team and execute a mission, merging collaborative vehicle autonomy with human on-the-loop command. Launched effects is a capability term that describes small, uncrewed aircraft that can be launched from the ground, air platforms, or other vehicles. Continue reading