UAS VISION
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On Sept. 30, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “second lifetime” of fatigue testing, which is equivalent to 80,000 operating hours and represents an important step in validating the design of the airframe system. Continue reading
The Kalashnikov Group announced the successful testing of its latest unmanned aerial system, the Goliath, amid the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. Plans are underway to potentially integrate this drone into tactical security agencies’ first response units to enhance combat effectiveness. Continue reading
– Bentley patent filings discovered indicate that the company is developing a drone for use in its cars that will be based around the car’s “Flying B” logo. Continue reading
– Numerica Corporation, a key player in air and missile defense, has announced the introduction of the company’s new multi-mission sensing platform, Spark radar. Spark is a wideband hemispheric radar that provides sensing for Active Protection Systems (APS), short-range air defense (SHORAD) and counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) in a single, combined package. Continue reading
A new counter-drone focused variant of the 8×8 Stryker light armoured vehicle armed with a laser directed energy weapon, laser-guided 70mm rockets, a 30mm automatic cannon, radars and other sensors has broken cover. Continue reading
In a first, Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) engaged and defeated Group 3 uncrewed aerial systems (UASs) — a category of larger drones weighing up to 1,320 pounds (~ 600 kilograms) and capable of carrying heavier, advanced payloads — with a 5-kilowatt laser at the Red Sands Integrated Experimentation Center in Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
– Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named MUSHER. The demonstration took place in France and Italy from 30 September to 9 October and involved multiple manned helicopters and unmanned systems connected to a single MUM-T network. Continue reading
– EASA has just released the updated Guidelines for UAS operations in the open and specific category, which now include best practices for drone flights over railways in the open category. Continue reading