Ukraine’s largest drone manufacturer, Ukrspecsystems, has announced a £200 million investment programme in East Anglia, including a new 11,000m² factory at Mildenhall and a test and training site at Elmsett, Suffolk. Continue reading
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Unveils SkyCarrier Autonomous UAS Launch and Recovery Platform
–Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated , has introduced its revolutionary SkyCarrier platform at the DSEI trade show in London, showcasing a breakthrough in autonomous drone operations for military and civil applications. Continue reading
Russia’s New Jet-Powered Shahed Drones Can Now Hunt Moving Targets
The Shahed drone was originally developed in Iran and sold to Russia in 2022. For Tehran, it became a way to secure financial inflows and gain access to sensitive information (with suspicions that the Kremlin is assisting with nuclear weapons expertise). For Moscow, it provided ready-made drones without the delays of domestic development. Continue reading
MQ-9B SeaGuardian Showcased in NAS Whidbey Island Open House
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) deployed an Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-configured MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI), Washington, to support its Open House event on August 23. Continue reading
China Unveils Large Unmanned Stealth Fighter Design During Military Parade
The massive military parade in Beijing has provided a much closer look at some of the country’s new air combat drone initiatives. Of these various drone designs, one, in particular, stands out. This is a low-observable tailless design that is also very large, broadly equivalent in size to China’s J-10 medium-weight fighter. Continue reading
NBAA Survey Aims to Gauge Members’ Opinions on Proposed Rules for Safe Use of Drones
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is asking members to take a survey on any concerns they may have regarding the use of drones ,and the FAA’s recently issued notice of proposed rulemaking covering Part 108 beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
China’s C-UAS Systems Appear in V-Day Parade
China showcased its anti-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) systems in Wednesday’s V-Day parade. The formation included anti-UAV missile-gun integrated system, high-energy laser weapons, and high-power microwave weapons. Continue reading
HoverAir Aqua: World’s First Water-Native Drone
– HoverAir has doubled down on its “self-flying camera” niche ( HoverAir X1 Promax ) with something no one’s done before: the world’s first fully waterproof, water-native drone – the HoverAir Aqua. Continue reading