UAS VISION
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Lightning is one of the natural phenomena that causes great damage to human society. Although various lightning countermeasures have been implemented for critical infrastructure, including the NTT Group‘s communications facilities, lightning damage has not been eliminated even today, and the damage is estimated to be 100 to 200 billion yen per year in Japan alone (*1). Continue reading
On June 30, 2025, the DGA (Direction générale de l’armement – the French Government defence procurement and technology agency) notified Harmattan AI, the company that won the European tender, of a contract to acquire combat drones aimed at strengthening the army’s equipment. Continue reading
National Health Service drones will fly over Kensington Palace, Hyde Park and Oxford Circus under new plans to ferry urgent medical samples across London. Plans for autonomous flights between 12 hospitals in the capital have been submitted to the airspace regulator in what could lead to a city-wide drone network. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force has developed a means to launch small drones from its KC-135 aerial refueling tankers, and is now looking at adding that capability to the fleet. The service says the tankers could send out uncrewed aerial systems to help defend themselves from incoming threats and just provide useful additional situational awareness, as well as to potentially perform other missions in the future. Continue reading
In view of increasingly demanding missions, the A400M‘s capabilities are constantly being expanded. Effective communication is an essential part of military operations, but it is also undergoing radical change. Connectivity is paramount, with data playing an ever more important role. Looking ahead, the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) will link together various platforms from 2040 onwards, enabling the seamless exchange of critical mission information. Continue reading
– AeroVironment, Inc. announced that its Wildcat unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has achieved a series of development milestones in support of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE). Continue reading
In Denmark, in the presence of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov and Swift Beat, LLC CEO Eric Schmidt signed a memorandum on a long-term strategic partnership. Continue reading
Ukraine is now using bomber drones launched from unmanned surface vessels (USVs aka drone boats) to attack targets in Crimea. This includes a high-value Russian radar installation on peninsula. Continue reading