BAE Systems has unveiled two new “agile and affordable” unmanned aircraft concepts to meet the demands of a “complex and rapidly evolving battlespace.” Continue reading
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Wing Unveils New Drone Projects for More Delivery Options
Wing has unveiled a series of new prototype aircraft designed to handle a variety of payloads. The company said the new drones will share the same underlying components with the aircraft currently in use delivering pharmaceuticals and other small packages in the suburbs outside of Dallas-Fort Worth. Continue reading
Iran Says it Refused to Supply Drones to Russia – White House Says Russians Visited UAS Airfield
Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian insists his country opposes Russia’s war against Ukraine, but was vague Wednesday about whether Tehran’s military cooperation with Moscow would include sales of drones that could carry missiles. Continue reading
$13M Skydome – Nation’s Largest Indoor UAS Testing Center Completed
Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. and Governor Kathy Hochul on July 14th. announced the completion of Skydome, the nation’s largest indoor UAS testing facility at Griffiss International Airport. Continue reading
Percheron and TC Energy Granted UAS BVLOS Waiver
Percheron partnered with TC Energy to execute an exploratory project investigating the process of obtaining a Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver from the FAA, and the viability of executing BVLOS UAS flights in a real-world scenario along a pre-selected Right of Way in the Northeast. Continue reading
Russia Uses Stupor Anti-Drone Guns in Ukraine
Stupor, Russia’s advanced electromagnetic weapon against unmanned aerial vehicles, has been used for the first time during the special military operation in Ukraine, a security source has told TASS. Continue reading
US Navy Tests V-BAT 118 on Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor
U.S. contractors with Shield AI conducted a test flight of a V-BAT 118 unmanned aerial system aboard Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), July 13. Continue reading
BAE Delivers Jam-Resistant MPE-M GPS Receivers to German Military
BAE Systems has delivered advanced M-Code GPS receivers for ground-based missions to Germany via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. Under a contract with U.S. Space Systems Command, BAE Systems is delivering its Miniature Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver Engine – M-Code (MPE-M), providing precise geolocation and positioning capabilities in complex and contested operational environments for ground-based soldiers and vehicles and other space-constrained applications.