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– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a ceiling $9,687,497 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price, indefinite contract for Kingdom of Spain Air and Space Force MQ-9A remotely piloted aircraft systems contract logistics support. Continue reading
The United States Air Force awarded a $50 million contract for small drones to Anduril Industries last month, a move that could help transform MQ-9 Reapers into drone-launching motherships. Continue reading
– Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, with industry partners and the U.S. Air Force, controlled an unmanned aerial system (UAS) from the cockpit of a 5th Gen fighter while in flight. Continue reading
Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement (Tawazun) and MBDA announced the launch of a series of strategic initiatives aimed at supporting the localisation of defence industries and developing the national innovation ecosystem. The announcement was made on the sidelines of Dubai Airshow 2025. Continue reading
The Red Bull Skydive Team has been pushing the boundaries of conventional freefall since first dropping from the sky in style in 2014. Continue reading
– Quantum Systems is integrating new Archer FPV drones, developed by Neros Technologies, onto its unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The Archer FPV drones will be mounted on the Reliant Group 2+ UAS – a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing platform. Continue reading
The XF-90 was built like no fighter before… or since. At a time when no one knew what supersonic flight would do to metal, Skunk Works chose brute force over guesswork. They forged the strongest airframe on Earth: 75S aluminum over a steel spine, the fuselage braced until it was closer to armour than aircraft. Continue reading
Heavy lift drone competition to revolutionize vertical lift aviation, offer $6.5M in prizes Continue reading