Boeing Australia has expanded its flight-test program of the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, with two aircraft successfully completing separate flight missions at the Woomera Range Complex recently. Continue reading
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DroneShield Releases 6th Edition of its C-UAS Factbook
DroneShield Ltd has published the 6th edition of its C-UAS Factbook which covers key trends in the C-UAS market. This includes the review of the emerging UAS threat and its key categories, UAS types and capabilities. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $298M USAF Services Contract
Northrop Grumman has received a $298.2 million contract modification to repair common unmanned aircraft system components for the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
Hexadrone’s TUNDRA Drone Integrates Ground-Penetrating Radar from SPH
SPH Engineering and France-based Hexadrone partner to integrate TUNDRA drone with a ground-penetrating radar. The trial flight was conducted in Balogi, Latvia and confirmed the compatibility of the drone with a GPR sensor to perform near surface surveys. Continue reading
AeroVironment Demonstrates Switchblade Integration for Air Launched Effects from JUMP 20 UAS
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AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of integrating Switchblade 300 loitering missiles and JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for increased mission autonomy and efficacy. This Air Launched Effects (ALE) proof-of-concept demonstration took place in August 2021 with the goal of launching an inert Switchblade 300 from the JUMP 20 and successfully recovering both air vehicles. Continue reading
GA-ASI Awarded OBSS Contract from AFRL
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) received a $17.8 million award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design and develop an unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft. Continue reading
Axon and Fotokite Combine Tethered Drones with Livestreaming and Evidence Management
Axon, a supplier of connected public safety technologies, in partnership with Fotokite, a service provider of actively tethered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) solutions, commonly referred to as drones, and public safety software tools, have announced the autonomous Fotokite Sigma UAS complete with wireless livestreaming and evidence management is now commercially available to public safety customers in the US and Canada. Continue reading
India’s Secret Ghatak Programme
Ghatak [Hindi-language = Lethal or Dangerous] is a fully funded and sanctioned national defence project for an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA) was a tentative name for an Indian UCAV project, but was eventually called the Ghatak UCAV. In 2007 the public learned about the AURA program for an autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), being developed by the DRDO for the Indian Air Force. Continue reading