UAS VISION
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Last fall, the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Raytheon Technologies successfully tested the Air Force’s first palletized high-energy laser weapon during four days of continuous live-fire exercises at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Continue reading
In May ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH was commissioned to support the protection of a high-ranking European delegation and VIP during a state visit. Thus ESG’s modular C-UAS system complemented the security architecture provided by the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) and its allies at a NATO Air Base in Germany. Continue reading
Researchers from Empa and Imperial College London are developing a heat-resistant drone that can analyze the source of danger at close range in the event of a building or forest fire. This allows firefighters to optimize the strategy of a high-risk operation before entering the danger zone. Continue reading
Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has unveiled a new variant of Wing Loong series of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Paris Air Show 2023, held from 19 to 25 June. Continue reading
The Antarctic continent conjures visions of white ice and blue sky. But not far from Australia’s Casey Station, 3,880 km due south of Perth, moss beds emerge verdant and green. Sadly, the health of these moss beds is declining due to changing climate conditions, ozone depletion and heatwaves. Continue reading
U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has conducted a landing on a remote dirt strip for the first time. Connected with the landing, the service also demonstrated the MQ-9’s ability to carry small, but critical cargoes. Continue reading
Time appears to be running out for the A-10—the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) announced June 23 that it will allow the Air Force to retire 42 A-10s as part of its 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, approved this week. Continue reading