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Zuri has unveiled the Zuri unmanned cargo VTOL, a hybrid-electric tiltrotor for civil and defence operators. It carries a hundred-plus kilograms over 679 km by design, or 569 km with a full 30-minute reserve, cruises at 220 km/h, and lands on a pad, a deck, or open ground. The useful load is 165 kg, payload plus fuel. Continue reading
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has completed initial ground and flight testing of its Nomad 100 unmanned aerial system in collaboration with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Early VTOL Aircraft Demonstration (EVADE) program. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it has received an MQ-31A military designation from Italy’s Directorate of Aeronautical Armaments and Airworthiness (DAAA) to deliver the JUMP 20 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to the Italian Army. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated), announced at Eurosatory the market launch of Black Recon, an autonomously launched micro-drone system that delivers continuous, untethered reconnaissance from military vehicles and fixed installations. Continue reading
Airbus Helicopters will introduce an unmanned version of its proven H145, the U145, during ILA Berlin airshow, where the company will display a full-scale mock-up of the new model. The U145 complements Airbus’ helicopter and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) offering. A maiden flight with a safety pilot onboard is planned for the end of 2026, with entry into service at the beginning of the next decade. Continue reading
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-300 has been selected as the airborne platform for SWORD, a European Defence Fund (EDF) project focused on Stand-off anti-submarine Warfare Operations by Remote Deployment (SWORD), a consortium led by TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. Continue reading
Steadicopter Ltd., a developer and manufacturer of rotary unmanned aerial systems, introduced an advanced operational architecture for its Golden Eagle RUAS, unveiling a “Mothership” concept specifically designed for sustained operations in contested and denied environments. Continue reading
The United States Marine Corps awarded a $15.5 million contract to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, for the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) Increment 2 program. Continue reading