The Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces displayed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that looks like the WB Group’s Warmate loitering munition at a recent exhibition. Continue reading
Author Archives: The Editor
Turkey’s Meteksan Exhibits C-UAS System at IDEF 2023
The FELIX On-The-Move Counter UAS System, developed by Meteksan Defence with the experience gained from radar and electronic warfare systems, is being exhibited for the first time at IDEF 2023 . Continue reading
Study of Emissions, Costs, and Time for Last-Mile Goods Delivery by Drones Versus Trucks
Swedish researchers funded by the University of Gävle have just published a paper in which they conduct systems analyses to assess the environmental, economic, and delivery time impact of large drones for delivery scenarios to pick-up centers between mid-size cities predominantly in rural areas, and deliveries within city limits compared with electric and diesel trucks. Continue reading
USMC Completes 20,000 Flight Hours with MUX MALE MQ-9A
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. congratulates the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) on achieving a significant milestone of surpassing 20,000 flight hours with their Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Expeditionary (MUX) Medium-Altitude, High-Endurance (MALE) MQ-9A Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
Study Offers Objective Insights to Near-Miss Collisions Between Drones, Airplanes
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings. Continue reading
ESEN GöRDES Vision Based Navigation System Successfully Demonstrated on Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100
ESEN GöRDES Vision Based Navigation (VBN) System was successfully demonstrated on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Equipped with GöRDESTM, the CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS proved it can successfully operate in a GPS-denied environment. Continue reading
Deploying an Aerial Drone (UAV) from a Submarine
On May 4, 2023, the final test of the French “UAV on submarine” experimentation was held off Toulon. The objective of this project is to deploy a drone from a submerged submarine in order to recover video data and to pilot it from the submarine. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Gets $94M US Army Contract for Black Hornet 3 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has won a five-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract worth up to $93.9 million to provide its Black Hornet 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) to the United States Army. Continue reading