Last week the Ukrainian Shadow drone group hunted down, and blew up, a very new and very rare RB-109A Bylina electronic-warfare command-and-control system. Continue reading
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Elistair and Rheinmetall Canada Partner on Unmanned ISR Solution for Military Users
Elistair, a supplier of long-endurance, tethered unmanned aircraft systems, announced that it has partnered with Rheinmetall Canada Inc. to provide military customers with an on-the-move ISR solution that combines Elistair’s fully automated KHRONOS tethered drone with the Mission Master family of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs). Continue reading
India’s UAV Dream Shattered – TAPAS Drone Plagued By Poor Design & Bad Decisions
The TAPAS (Made in India Drone) had to go! Thankfully, it has gone! The mission mode project will reportedly not be funded by the Indian MoD anymore. Continue reading
Head of Russian Space Equipment Company Arrested on Fraud Charge
Yevgeny Fomichev, the head of a company that makes navigation systems for Russia’s space program, was arrested in Moscow in December and charged with major fraud. Continue reading
Northumbrian Water Trails Drone Inspections of Water Quality
Skyports Drone Services in collaboration with Makutu has successfully completed maiden test flights for a new drone inspection service set to help water companies monitor and improve the quality of river and coastal water. Continue reading
Chinese Firm Unveils Two ‘Flying Car’ Designs at CES
At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas, it was a Chinese company that stole the show with a pair of outlandish concepts that it terms “flying cars,” though the use of the term stretches the definition for one of them. Continue reading
Indian Navy to Induct Hermes 900 Starliner
The Indian Navy will induct two Hermes 900 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the end of February, a spokesperson for the Indian Navy told Janes on 10 January. Continue reading
Russia’s MQ-9 Reaper Knockoff, that Can Team with Su-35, Su-30 Fighters, Gears Up for Ukraine War
After losing three Su-34s to a Ukrainian ‘air-defense ambush,’ with possibly US-origin Patriot PAC-3 that Ukraine operates, the Russian defense industry has hinted it has completed all deliveries of an unknown aerial weapons system that also poses a credible threat to Ukrainian ground positions. Continue reading