Category Archives: Business News

PowerLight Technologies Selected by CENTCOM to Deliver Prototype Wireless Power Beaming

– PowerLight Technologies, an experienced provider of safe wireless power transfer, producing long-distance, high-power solutions that deliver mission critical power to hard-to-reach areas, announced that it is working with United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the DOD’s Operational Energy Innovation Directorate, to demonstrate delivery of wireless power beaming to a Group-2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) aloft at 5,000 feet altitude, allowing it to rapidly recharge in flight and to conduct its mission without landing. Continue reading →

TEKEVER Signs €5M Contract for Spain’s National Police Air Unit

– TEKEVER has announced that it has signed a multi-purpose contract valued at close to €5 million with the Spanish Ministry of Interior on behalf of Spain’s National Police Air Unit, to be delivered between 2024 and 2025. Continue reading →

Rheinmetall Partners with Auterion on Drone Software

– Rheinmetall, a leading system supplier for defence technology and Auterion, a noted supplier of drone operating systems, will be working closely together to develop standardised software-based components for unmanned drone systems. The two companies signed an agreement, thereby establishing a long-term co-operation. Continue reading →

Avinor Selects Thales to Deploy Norway’s Next-Generation Nationwide UTM System

– Thales and Avinor have partnered to implement Norway’s next-generation nationwide Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) system, enhancing airspace management for both unmanned and manned aircraft while ensuring full compliance with European regulatory standards. Continue reading →

GA-ASI Awarded Next Gen HF Modem US Navy Contract

– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. was awarded a contract on October 4, 2024, to develop a next generation high-frequency (HF) modem for the U.S. Naval Information Warfare (NAVWAR) Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I). Continue reading →

Anduril Partners with OpenAI to Advance US Artificial Intelligence Leadership

– Anduril Industries, a defence technology company, and OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT and frontier AI models such as GPT 4o and OpenAI o1, have announced a strategic partnership to develop and responsibly deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for national security missions. Continue reading →

Japan Maritime Defense Force Selects GA-ASI SeaGuardians

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has selected the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems for its Long Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle program. Continue reading →

Helsing’s AI-Enabled HX-2 Kamikaze Drones Headed for Ukraine

– Helsing, the leading defence AI company in Europe, has unveiled the HX-2, a new type of strike drone. HX-2 is designed from the ground up to be software-based, mass-producible, and swarm-capable – a major milestone on Helsing’s mission to strengthen the security of democracies. Continue reading →