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Embention has confirmed that it has become the first Spanish company to obtain the authorization of the LBA (German Aviation Safety Agency) to operate unmanned aircraft in German territory. The LBA‘s authorization is in addition to that granted by the AESA, which is a prerequisite for obtaining permits in the destination country. Continue reading →

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is committed to providing its MQ-9 family of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine, a company spokesperson told Janes. Continue reading →

Modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and military aircraft carry advanced electronics and equipment critical to their successful operation. While innovation is carrying airborne technologies farther and higher than ever before, current avionic cooling practices cannot keep up with the immense heat generated by modern electronics. Continue reading →

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an industry engagement effort to develop low-cost unmanned air systems following the June scrapping of the Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone project. Continue reading →

Among the products launched at Intergeo by lidar companies were two products from RIEGL focused on UAV-based laser scanning. The RIEGL VUX-160-23 and VUX-120-23 are the updated and extended versions of their UAV lidar sensor product line. Continue reading →

Skyfire Consulting, an experienced public safety UAS consulting group, has announced it has teamed up with Textron Systems – a supplier of geospatial data analysis and image processing software and services – to offer more actionable data to public safety agencies and Drone First Responder (DFR) programs. Continue reading →

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has recently completed a successful flight of its production XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft for the Block 2 Valkyrie Maturation Program. The program team includes the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Yuma Proving Ground, and Kratos. Continue reading →

Russia claims that its Lancet loitering munition (or ‘suicide,’ ‘kamikaze’ drone) has a first-of-its-kind anti-laser jamming technology that makes it immune to many anti-drone systems. Continue reading →