The U.S. military shot down a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) drone with a laser over Texas last Thursday, triggering expanded airspace restrictions near the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
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Ukrainian Drone Factory Opens in the UK
A factory that will manufacture drones for Ukrainian soldiers has opened in the Suffolk town of Mildenhall. Ukrspecsystems has repurposed an existing building to produce the unmanned aircraft as part of a £200m UK investment. Continue reading
Joint Interagency Task Force Announces Counter-UAS Marketplace
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 announced that its revolutionary counter-unmanned aircraft systems marketplace has reached initial operational capability. Continue reading
GA-ASI Names CCA as YFQ-42A Dark Merlin
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has named its U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft the YFQ-42A Dark Merlin. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Names CCA as YFQ-48A Talon Blue
Northrop Grumman is advancing the future of autonomous air combat with the YFQ-48A Talon Blue, the U.S. Air Force–designated variant within its company-funded Project Talon portfolio. The YFQ-48A reflects a focused partnership with the Air Force to rapidly deliver an autonomous wingman capable of supporting manned fighters in contested environments. Continue reading
BAE Systems Partners with Tech Startup on C-UAS Technologies
BAE Systems and Frankenburg Technologies will explore opportunities to combine their expertise to accelerate the development of warheads for Frankenburg’s intended mass producible, low-cost missile systems for use in counter drone operations, as well as exploring other future technologies for development. Continue reading
Short Sunderland – the Other Flying Fortress
In the spring of 1943, the Bay of Biscay had become a hunting ground–grey water, broken clouds, and constant ambush. Eight Junkers Ju 88s swept low across the waves, searching for the slow, ungainly shapes of Allied patrols. Continue reading
BAE Systems Demonstrates Modular Airborne Electromagnetic Attack Capabilities
BAE Systems has successfully demonstrated scaled electromagnetic attack (EA) capabilities during multiple test events using a modular version of its high-performance hardware. The system is designed to neutralize adversary air defences and disrupt their use of the electromagnetic spectrum for battlespace coordination. Continue reading