UVision USA, the US subsidiary of UVision Air, in collaboration with Axxeum, a full-service aviation integration facility, has announced the successful launch of its Hero 120 loitering munition system from an airborne helicopter. Continue reading
Category Archives: Military UAS
US Air Force Plans Drones with Commercially Available Components
A US Air Force plan to acquire a new type of semi-autonomous drones follows an emerging pattern of buying items that are already at least partially available commercially and modifying them for Defense Department needs. The collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) will fly alongside fighter jets as a robot wingman that extends the jets’ capabilities without requiring another pilot. Continue reading
Quantum-Systems Inc. Selected for United States Department of Defense APFIT Program
Quantum-Systems Inc., a supplier of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aerial intelligence solutions, announced its inclusion in the second set of projects to receive funding for the United States Department of Defense (DOD) pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT). Continue reading
Indian Air Force Inducts Indigenous ALS-50 Kamikaze Drone
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has officially welcomed into service its new domestically-built loitering munition dubbed the ALS-50. Continue reading
GA-ASI SeaGuardian Supports Northern Edge 2023
As part of a U.S. Navy contract, an MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. supported the NORTHERN EDGE 2023 (NE23) exercise May 8-19, 2023. The training exercise, which took place in the Gulf of Alaska, was one of a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (IPACOM) exercises that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Asia Pacific region. Continue reading
Moscow Drone Attacks Targeted Intelligence Officers Homes and were Launched within Russia
During the early hours of 30 May Moscow was attacked using multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A senior U.S. official and a congressional staffer with knowledge of the matter said the drone strikes appeared aimed at what were believed to be the Moscow residences of Russian intelligence officers. Continue reading
US Marine Corps Wants Air-Launched Loitering Munitions with Swarm Capability
The US Marine Corps has begun experimenting with a family of loitering, swarming munitions for attack helicopters that will give the service extra reach for future operations in the Indo-Pacific, according to the Corps’ latest update to its ongoing modernization efforts. Continue reading
Inside Ukraine’s Secretive Drone Program
Under the scorching summer sun at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, an almost invisible drone approaches in the distance. Difficult to spot, the remote-controlled aircraft is also nearly impossible to hear. Continue reading