UAS VISION
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Russia is striking Ukraine with a new generation of jet-powered attack drones that are faster, harder to intercept, and equipped with Chinese-made engines. According to Beijing’s assurances, these should not have reached Russia under its stated export-control rules. Continue reading
Skyeton, a Ukrainian manufacturer of fixed-wing unmanned aerial systems, launches a new product – the Stormbird, a tactical UAS purpose-built for precision strike missions. Building on the combat-proven architecture of the Raybird UAS, Stormbird introduces enhanced payload integration and mission adaptability designed to meet modern battlefield demands. Continue reading
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Kraken Technology Group and defence prime Saab UK have developed and tested a pioneering prototype autonomous “drone seeker” vessel for maritime environments. Continue reading
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a Grupo Oesía company specialized in advanced Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) solutions for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), is conducting, within the framework of the European Space Agency (ESA)’s NAVISP Element 2 Programme, research into the use of Signals of Opportunity from Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication constellations for resilient navigation. Continue reading
Seven companies are said to now be in the running to develop a lower-cost and highly modular drone to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper. Though the field has some well-established entrants and some far lesser known names, the inclusion of Otto Aerospace in this group is particularly unexpected and interesting to examine. Continue reading
Ondas Inc. has announced the launch of Dronebuster REACH, the long-range variant of its Dronebuster family of non-kinetic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS). The first REACH system is under contract to deliver to the Office of Naval Research following customer acceptance testing. Continue reading
THYRA’s Neptor counter-UAS interceptor is designed to give NATO forces a lower-cost way to defeat the growing number of fast, expendable drones shaping the modern battlefield, with the German company presenting the system to Army Recognition at Euro Defence Expo 2026. Continue reading
The Lockheed F-94 Starfire was built to solve a terrifying Cold War problem: enemy aircraft were attacking at night, when American pilots could barely see what they were hunting. Equipped with radar, an afterburner, and a dedicated radar operator, the F-94 became one of America’s most advanced interceptors. Continue reading