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US Army Trials BAE Systems Counter-Drone Laser Guidance Kits
The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The testing against Class-2 UAS paves the way for fielding of the precision-guided rockets to partner nations around the globe.
Qii.AI to Provide AI Corrosion Detection on Royal Canadian Navy Vessels
Qii.AI, the provider of AI-assisted digital inspection software, announced that it has entered into a license and AI customization agreement with Canada’s Naval Engineering Test Establishment (“NETE”) to provide the Qii platform for use in the Royal Canadian Navy’s ship inspection program. Continue reading
PrecisionHawk and European Geo-Tech Company Field Merge
PrecisionHawk and European technology company Field have merged, bringing world-leading geospatial data analysis solutions to the US infrastructure and energy sectors and beyond. Continue reading
New Algorithm Keeps Drones from Colliding in Midair
When multiple drones are working together in the same airspace, perhaps spraying pesticide over a field of corn, there’s a risk they might crash into each other. To help avoid these costly crashes, MIT researchers presented a system called MADER in 2020. Continue reading
Swiss Helicopter to Purchase Tilt-Wing eVTOLs from Dufour Aerospace
Dufour Aerospace, the Swiss eVTOL company, and Swiss Helicopter AG, Switzerland’s leading helicopter company, announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of two Aero2 and one Aero3 tilt-wing aircraft. Continue reading
Yakovlev Yak 141 – Soviet 1980s Supersonic VTOL Fighter
The Yakovlev Yak-141 (Russian: Яковлев Як-141; NATO reporting name “Freestyle”), also known as the Yak-41, is a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft designed by Yakovlev. Intended as a replacement for the Yak-38, it was designed as a supersonic fleet defence fighter capable of STOVL/VTOL operating from Soviet carriers. Continue reading
