Kosovo’s prime minister on Sunday announced that the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) purchased from Turkey have arrived in the country. Continue reading
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DroneShield Awarded $33M US Government Contract
DroneShield Ltd has announce that it has received a record $33 million order from a U.S. Government agency. The award consists of DroneShield equipment and multi-year services. Continue reading
GA-ASI’s Unmanned Aircraft Cross 8 Million Flight Hours
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft have completed 566,000 total missions in nearly 40 countries around the world. Continue reading
Corruption and Bureaucracy Stifle Russia’s Attempt to Produce Shahed drones
Russia’s convoluted attempt to produce Iranian Shahed kamikaze drones domestically spotlights systemic flaws and mismanagement in its defense industry. According to leaked data published by the Russian opposition group “Protocol”, the Alabuga special economic zone in Tatarstan aims to manufacture Shahed-136 drones under an exorbitant deal with sanctions-hit Iran. Continue reading
Europe’s Largest Drone Show for July 14th Celebrations at Disneyland Paris
On the occasion of Bastille Day, the record for the largest drone show ever performed in Europe was broken in the skies of Disneyland Paris by Dronisos, the European provider of drone entertainment. Continue reading
Carbonix Deploys first US Commercial Flights Alongside Aerial Vantage
Australian drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix and Drone Data Management Platform provider Aerial Vantage, have completed their first commercial flights in Michigan. With missions taking place every fortnight, the ongoing campaign aims to extract insight through advanced drone capabilities and advanced AI data processing. Continue reading
Light Show Drones Fail and Plunge into Water in Melbourne
Drones fell from the sky and plunged into the Yarra River during a light display ahead of Friday night’s Matildas soccer match at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne. More than several hundred drones fell out of formation and flashing as they dropped into the water in Docklands. Continue reading
Volz Servos and Thales to Develop First Ever EASA Certified UAS
As part of the development of the first EASA-certified UAS, German actuator manufacturer Volz Servos GmbH & Co. KG is to supply the certifiable actuators that will equip Thales’s UAS100 long-range drone. Continue reading