The Congressional Research Service report, ‘Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Roles, Missions, and Future Concepts’ has just been published. Continue reading
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Microsoft Launches Project AirSim, an End-to-End Platform to Accelerate Autonomous Flight
Microsoft is offering a way to teach an autonomous drone to fly itself by putting a drone’s control software through trials millions of times before the first takeoff. The cloud-based simulation platform, Project AirSim, is being made available in limited preview. Continue reading
Iran Ready to Export Advanced Military Equipment to Friendly Nations
Iran is ready to export military equipment and weapons to friendly nations, according to the commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force. Continue reading
Liteye Systems Appoints Science & Technology Expert Dr. Melissa Flagg to Advisory Board
Liteye Systems, Inc. welcomes Dr. Melissa Flagg to Liteye’s Board of Advisors. 
Dr. Flagg’s expertise in acquisitions and technology development within the DOD, will provide strategic guidance and direction to the company’s executive team through its continued growth and development as an industry leader in counter small unmanned systems (C-UAS), and multi-mission/multi-domain defense capabilities. Continue reading
UK to Have World’s Longest Drone Superhighway
The UK government has announced it has given the go-ahead to for the world’s largest and longest network of drone superhighways to be built in the UK. The drone superhighway will link cities and towns throughout the midlands to the southeast of the country, with the option to expand the corridor to any other locations in the country. Continue reading
Banshee Air Vehicles to be Deployed on Board HMS Prince of Wales
QinetiQ has won a £1.5m contract from the Royal Navy to trial the military effect of Banshee Jet80+ air vehicle off HMS Prince of Wales. This will take place later in 2022 as part of HMS Prince of Wales’ first deployment off the East coast of the USA. Continue reading
GA-ASI Adds Optix Capabilities to STARE
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Optix platform into its System for Tasking And Real-Time Exploitation (STARE) system. Continue reading
8 MQ-9A Extended Range UAS for US Marine Corps
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was awarded a contract for eight MQ-9A Extended Range (ER) Unmanned Aircraft Systems as part of the ARES Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract on May 27, 2022. Continue reading