Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has unveiled an unorthodox new multirole warship that it says is armed with anti-ship and surface-to-air missiles and is capable of carrying helicopters, drones, and fast attack boats. Continue reading
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Nordic Unmanned to Deliver Lockheed Martin Indago 3 UAS to Norwegian Armed Forces
Nordic Unmanned , as system integrator, has received a contract to deliver Lockheed Martin Indago 3 UAS, including training and life cycle support, for the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency’s vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
First Drone Training Organization Approved in Kenya
Kendrone Ltd in Kenya received its UTO [ UAS Training Organization ] Certificate, serial number 001, from the KCAA on the 17th November 2020 making it the first approved training organization in Africa, outside of South Africa. Continue reading
uAvionix Files FAA TSO Application for World’s First Certified Drone Transponder
uAvionix Corporation announced it has filed a Technical Standard Order (TSO) application with the FAA Aircraft Certification Office (ACO) for its flagship Mode S ADS-B OUT transponder for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading
Sub Delivery Used Skyfront’s Control Handoff Capability
The long-endurance hybrid-electric Skyfront Perimeter drone was recently used to perform the first ship-to-submarine delivery via small unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Successfully Tests Robin XL
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has successfully tested numerous critical aspects of the Robin XL, at the Company’s ‘Tranquility Base’ test range. Continue reading
New Bungee Catapult Launcher from Ukraine
Sometimes it’s barely impossible to launch the unmanned aerial vehicle from the runway which is the reason why UKRSPECSYSTEMS designed the bungee catapult launcher SCL-1A. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin RQ-3 DarkStar – US Air Force’s First Stealth Drone
The RQ-3 DarkStar made its first flight on March 29, 1996, but a year later the first prototype crashed during its second flight.The Department of Defense terminated DarkStar in January 1999, after determining the UAV was not aerodynamically stable and was not meeting cost and performance objectives. Continue reading