Ukraine has announced plans to start mass production of loitering munitions, which will look, for all intents and purposes, like a clone of the Lancet kamikaze drone. Continue reading
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China Completing Development of CH-7 Stealth UCAV
China’s Cai Hong 7 (Rainbow 7, or CH-7) stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle has completed testing and is on schedule to conclude development in 2024, according to Chinese state-owned media. Continue reading
US Army Cancels Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Program in Favour of UAS
To meet emerging capability requirements in a resource constrained environment, the U.S. Army has announced it will rebalance its aviation modernization investments across new and enduring platforms. Warfighting is changing more rapidly than it has in decades, and the Army is continuously transforming based on lessons learned and a sober assessment of the modern battlefield. Continue reading
General Atomics’ XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station Drone Breaks Cover
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has released images of a brand new, fully-constructed advanced air combat drone called the XQ-67A. The company built it as part of a contract to support the U.S. Air Force’s secretive Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) program. Continue reading
BAE Unveils Mysterious Expendable Drone
BAE Systems has unveiled its latest attritable autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) based on the company’s “Concept 2” at this year’s World Defense Show in Riyadh. Showcased on the opening day, February 4, the new BAE ACP has been designed, BAE explains, to operate alongside future and current-generation combat aircraft. Continue reading
Drone that Killed US Troops in Jordan Likely Went Undetected
U.S. forces probably did not detect the approach of the Iranian-made drone that killed three American soldiers last week at a remote base in Jordan, and there was no air defense system on site capable of shooting it down, the military’s initial assessment of the attack has found. Continue reading
InsideFPV Unveils First ‘Make in India’ Elevate V1 Series Drone
InsideFPV has announced the launch of its groundbreaking Make in India Elevate V1 Series. InsideFPV provides drones that empower its users to engage in cinematography, and STEM education, enhance surveillance capabilities, and agriculture, and capture first-person view videos that were once out of their reach. Continue reading
TerraHaptix to Open Africa’s Largest Drone Factory in Nigeria
TerraHaptix, a VC-backed robotics startup will open a 15,000-square-foot drone factory in Abuja to produce autonomous drones for the world’s core industries such as defence, energy, logistics, agriculture, and mining. Continue reading