China is advancing efforts to challenge one of the world’s most widely exported combat drones, the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, with a new domestically developed system undergoing flight testing. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Army Issues $1BN Order for HERO 120 Loitering Munition
– Mistral Inc., a provider of advanced defense solutions, together with Uvision Inc. (formerly known as UVision USA), announced that the U.S. Army awarded a multi-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at $982,000,000 for the Lethal Unmanned System (LUS) program to procure, field, train, and sustain the HERO 120 loitering munition system. Continue reading
UK Royal Air Force Reaper Makes Final Flight
Following 18 years of service the RAF’s MQ9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Air System (RPAS) has made its final operational flight. Continue reading
Two Companies Selected to Support DIU’s C-UAS – NEXT Project
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has started prototyping commercial and dual-use technology solutions to provide Counter UAS solutions that defeat group 3 and above adversarial threats, ensure the sovereignty of our national airspace, and protect our personnel, equipment, and facilities at home and abroad. Continue reading
Raytheon Wins $5B Army Contract for Coyote Missile System
Raytheon, an RTX business, has been awarded a $5.04 billion cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the U.S. Army to supply components for the Coyote Missile System. Continue reading
Kalashnikov Enhances Tactical Capabilities of the SKAT 350M Reconnaissance UAV
The Kalashnikov Concern has unveiled an upgraded version of its SKAT 350M unmanned aerial system, now equipped with an integrated HD infrared camera and a night vision module. The new system was showcased in Izhevsk during the annual Gunsmiths’ Day arms exhibition, according to the company’s press service. Continue reading
Helsing Unveils CA-1 Europa Autonomous Fighter Jet
– Helsing, a European all-domain defence technology company, has unveiled the development of CA-1 Europa, an autonomous uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). Helsing showed a full-size design study of the jet at its Grob Aircraft subsidiary. Continue reading
Lithuanian Startup Granta Autonomy Unveils X-WING Loitering Munition System
Lithuanian drone innovator Granta Autonomy has unveiled its new X-WING loitering munition system. The X-WING combines the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) of a quadcopter with the efficient, fixed-wing flight of an airplane, giving it a range of up to 50km. Continue reading