Northwest UAV has announced that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine, the NW-230, has achieved first flight operations with an undisclosed customer. The flight was conducted on a hybrid vertical take-off and landing (HVTOL) UAV. Continue reading
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DroneShield Releases DroneSentry-X Mk2 for Multi-Mission Counter-UAS Applications
DroneShield has released the DroneSentry-X Mk2 , a multi-mission Counter-UAS solution for mobile and expeditionary fixed-site applications. The DroneSentry-X supports passive detection, identification, tracking of multi-domain unmanned (or uncrewed) systems. Continue reading
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Partners with EDGE to Use UAE-Made Drones to Minimize Emissions
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, has announced a partnership with EDGE Group PJSC, an advanced technology groups headquartered in Abu Dhabi, to deploy UAE-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across its onshore and offshore operations. Continue reading
Ukraine Delivers 2,000 AI-Powered Drones to Troops
Approximately 2,000 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) software have been dispatched to frontline troops by the Army of Drones government program, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Oct. 6. Continue reading
Florida Man Faces 10 Years in Prison for Downing a Law Enforcement Drone
A man accused of shooting down a law enforcement drone being used at a business near his Florida home could be sentenced to 10 years in federal prison. Continue reading
Dubai Hosts Drone Delivery Trials
Dubai hosted a three-week long Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone delivery trials conducted by Jeebly LLC, a UAE-based logistics service provider, and Skye Air Mobility, an Indian autonomous drone delivery company. Continue reading
Antonov and Turgis & Gaillard Collaborate on Aarok Combat Drone Production
Turgis & Gaillard, a French aerospace company, has entered into a partnership with Ukraine’s state enterprise Antonov to jointly produce a scaled-down and cost-effective version of the Aarok drone. Continue reading
Russians Wrap Old T-62 Tanks In Drone Armour
Not content to weld ridiculously tall cage-style anti-drone armor on the tops of their old T-62 tanks, Russian forces in Ukraine now completely are surrounding some of the aged tanks in the bird-cage-style armour. Continue reading