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DroneShield has announced that the United States Air Force has awarded DroneShield a contract to deploy multiple units of DroneShield’s DroneSentry integrated detect-and-defeat counterdrone (C-UAS) system at the Grand Forks Air Force airbase in North Dakota, USA, protected by the 319th Security Forces Squadron of the USAF (the “319th SFS”). Continue reading
Here are some lovely P-40’s from Flying Legends 2011. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is an American single-engined, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground-attack aircraft that first flew in 1938. Continue reading
Armenia’s Defense Ministry displayed Israeli-made military drones of Azerbaijan shot down by its anti-aircraft units in last week’s heavy fighting on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. Continue reading
FlytBase and Firnas Aero have recently partnered together, to combine FlytBase’ cloud-connected solution and Firnas Aero’s expertise in helping enterprises adopt drones. With a focus on the Middle East, the partners plan to deploy drone fleets for residential and commercial security, as well as public safety and disaster response. Continue reading
QinetiQ recently demonstrated that a helicopter and drone can successfully operate as a team whilst airborne. The drone switches between independent and human-controlled reconnaissance according to Helicopter operator’s commands. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that the industry team, made up of Australian partner businesses assembled for the development and delivery of MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPAS for Australia, will now be called “Team SkyGuardian Australia” (TSGA). This replaces the previous team name, “Team Reaper Australia.” Continue reading
A Virgin Atlantic flight with 455 passengers came within 300 ft of hitting a drone just seconds after taking off from Gatwick, a near-miss report reveals. Continue reading
A picture has emerged online reportedly showing members of the Syrian Arab Army holding a FLIR Systems Black Hornet 3 drone that they captured in the northeastern corner of the country. Continue reading