A joint venture between a US defence startup and a Saudi firm is building a factory near Riyadh to manufacture combat drones modeled on Iran’s Shahed system, which has been used to pummel Gulf countries over the past few months. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
Steadicopter Unveils Golden Eagle Mothership
Steadicopter Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of rotary unmanned aerial systems, introduced an advanced operational architecture for its Golden Eagle RUAS, unveiling a “Mothership” concept specifically designed for sustained operations in contested and denied environments. Continue reading
PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing VTOL UAS to Royal Australian Navy
PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to supply Transwing VTOL unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support RAN’s autonomous maritime distributed logistics capabilities. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Announces New ‘Block 2’ Upgrades to Rogue 1 Lethal UAS
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at SOF Week the release of Rogue 1 Block 2, a major upgrade of the revolutionary lethal unmanned aerial system first launched at SOF Week 2024. Continue reading
Airbus Demonstrates Multi-Domain Capabilities in Spanish Navy Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercise
Airbus Helicopters and the Spanish Navy successfully completed a tactical flight trial earlier this month in Rota, Spain. The exercise integrated the offshore patrol vessel Rayo with a Spanish Navy H135 helicopter and two different unmanned aerial systems, the Airbus Flexrotor and Alpha Unmanned Systems´ A900 using the HTeaming solution. Continue reading
Parrot’s ANAFI UKR Selected for a Major European Armoured Vehicle Programme
Parrot, a European supplier of professional micro-UAV systems, announced that its latest tactical unmanned aerial vehicle, ANAFI UKR, has been selected for integration into advanced armoured platforms under a major European armoured vehicle program. Continue reading
AEVEX Gets $18.5M US Air Force One Way Attack Contract
AEVEX Corp. announced that it has been awarded an $18.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for the delivery of autonomous aircraft for One Way Attack (OWA) missions. The production contract also includes support by AEVEX engineering and field services teams. Continue reading
USAF Defines Requirements for MQ-9A Replacement
US. Air Force Futures has approved a requirements document for an aircraft that will replace the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9A Reaper, Major General Christopher Niemi told lawmakers on May 12. Continue reading