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Airbus Helicopters to Expand UAS Portfolio with Acquisition of Aerovel

Airbus Helicopters and Aerovel have signed an agreement regarding the acquisition of Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor, as part of a strategy to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexrotor is a small tactical unmanned aerial system designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions at sea and over land. Continue reading

Chinese Startup’s Coin-Sized Nuclear Battery Could Fly Drones ‘Continuously’

Betavolt, a Chinese tech company, is claiming with its newly unveiled miniature nuclear battery that it says can keep working for up to 50 years. The Beijing-based company claims to have entered the “pilot stage” for the battery, which is smaller than a coin and will soon put it into mass production. Continue reading

Russia’s MQ-9 Reaper Knockoff, that Can Team with Su-35, Su-30 Fighters, Gears Up for Ukraine War

After losing three Su-34s to a Ukrainian ‘air-defense ambush,’ with possibly US-origin Patriot PAC-3 that Ukraine operates, the Russian defense industry has hinted it has completed all deliveries of an unknown aerial weapons system that also poses a credible threat to Ukrainian ground positions. Continue reading