In January, Wing shared historic plans with Walmart to scale drone delivery coast to coast, building a network of over 270 locations to reach more than 40 million Americans by 2027. Continue reading
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Aerodata Completes Final Assembly of the MALE-UAS AeroForce X Prototype
Aerodata AG has announced that final assembly of AeroForce X prototype has been successfully completed. With this development step, the unmanned aircraft system has reached an important milestone and is moving on to the next phase as scheduled. The prototype’s first flight is scheduled to take place in Germany this year. Continue reading
US Can’t Replace the 51 Reaper Drones Shot Down Over Iran and Yemen
The U.S. Air Force is facing an unexpectedly severe capability gap after suffering extensive combat losses of MQ-9A Reaper drones during operations against Iran and Iranian-aligned Yemeni Ansurullah Coalition Forces forces, leading the service to initiate an urgent search for replacement aircraft. Continue reading
Airbus and SkyFall to Advance European and Ukrainian Defence Innovation
At this year’s International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin, Airbus Defence and Space and leading Ukrainian technological defence company SkyFall signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a strategic partnership. As a drone pioneer, SkyFall combines rapid prototyping with serial manufacturing to deliver advanced unmanned aerial systems for combat missions, logistics, and military reconnaissance. Continue reading
DARPA Invites First Wave of Lift Challenge Competitors
DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. Continue reading
Inside Chula Vista’s Drone Program
In a large, dimly lit room on the first floor of the Chula Vista Police Department’s downtown headquarters, Sgt. Evan Linney and drone pilot Rusty Johnson sit before a wall of monitors displaying maps, data feeds and live news broadcasts. Continue reading
US Approves $2BN Anduril C-UAS Contract for Kuwait
The U.S. Department of State has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Kuwait for purchase of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems Platforms and related equipment. The estimated total cost is $1.98 billion. Continue reading
Moog Launches Vengeance Counter-UAS System
Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces the launch of a counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) capability, Vengeance. Continue reading