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A significant milestone has been reached in the process of achieving full aeronautical certification for the LUNA NG unmanned reconnaissance system: the Bundeswehr Aviation Authority (LufABw) has granted provisional airworthiness certification for the system developed by Rheinmetall. Continue reading
Terra Drone Corporation has announced that its Japan-made interceptor drone “Terra B1,” proposed under the “Interceptor Drone Early Acquisition Program” conducted by Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA), has passed the demonstration test and advanced to the next stage toward mass production. Continue reading
Taiwan has signed an NT$26.9 billion (US$ 847 million) contract to acquire more than 2,000 US-made attack and reconnaissance drones as it expands its asymmetric capabilities.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the establishment of maintenance and operational support capabilities for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Japan as well as their commitment to future technical collaboration. Continue reading
A battery-powered small unmanned aircraft system recently shattered a world endurance record, flying for more than eight hours in the desert heat — a milestone achieved using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army’s organic industrial base. Continue reading
Iran has a large and varied unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) arsenal, which it has frequently used in combat. The origins of the Iranian drone programme date to the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s, and it continued to evolve as a key component of Iran’s asymmetric warfare strategy in order to compensate for Tehran’s longstanding disadvantage in conventional manned aircraft. Continue reading
A frayed wire likely triggered stray voltage to shut off a fuel valve, causing the catastrophic loss of an MQ-9 Reaper drone last August, according to a new Air Force investigation report. Continue reading
The U.S. Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS (C-UAS) turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18. As part of Project Sandhills 2.0, self-driving Ford F-250 trucks were put through their paces, some armed with computer-controlled drone-killing shotgun turrets. Continue reading