– Airbus recently completed its first program demonstration in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector contract at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. Continue reading
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Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Impresses with Multi-Mission Capabilities at REPMUS 2024
Schiebel participated in the large-scale NATO supported exercise REPMUS 2024 (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) hosted by the Portuguese Navy. For the third year in a row, the CAMCOPTER S-100 presented its unrivalled multi- mission capabilities in the maritime domain. Continue reading
Red Cat Unveils Arachnid Family of Systems at AUSA
– Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company building hardware and software for military, federal, and commercial operations, has introduced its ARACHNID family of unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strike systems. Continue reading
RTX Demonstrates Launched Effects Autonomy at EDGE
– RTX businesses, Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, collectively showcased new capabilities at the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE). These capabilities enabled launched effects to team and execute a mission, merging collaborative vehicle autonomy with human on-the-loop command. Launched effects is a capability term that describes small, uncrewed aircraft that can be launched from the ground, air platforms, or other vehicles. Continue reading
The Future of Drone Navigation
In the modern battlefield, GPS cannot be relied upon. This was starkly demonstrated when, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, “Ukrainian officials have found U.S.-made drones fragile and unable to overcome Russian jamming and GPS blackout technology.” Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B for Second Lifetime
On Sept. 30, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “second lifetime” of fatigue testing, which is equivalent to 80,000 operating hours and represents an important step in validating the design of the airframe system. Continue reading
Bentley Patents a Literal Flying B
– Bentley patent filings discovered indicate that the company is developing a drone for use in its cars that will be based around the car’s “Flying B” logo. Continue reading
Airbus and Partners Demonstrate Collaboration between Helicopters and Unmanned Systems
– Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named MUSHER. The demonstration took place in France and Italy from 30 September to 9 October and involved multiple manned helicopters and unmanned systems connected to a single MUM-T network. Continue reading