A new turbojet engine was taken from the drawing board to the air in under seven months, as part of a new co-development programme between the Ministry of Defence and UK start-up Alloyed. Continue reading
Russia Employs 25,000 North Koreans in Drone Production
The South Korean SBS News site has reported that as many as 100,000 North Koreans are working in China and Russia, with the latter employing up to 25,000 of them assembling Iranian-designed drones at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Tatarstan as well as Russian arms manufacturing, steel processing facilities, and shipbuilding plants. Continue reading
Uvision and Lendurai Partner to Integrate AI-Enabled Autonomy into Unmanned Systems
Uvision, a global supplier of smart integrated systems and loitering munitions, and Lendurai, an Estonian defence technology company specializing in AI-enabled autonomy solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), announced that they have signed a partnership agreement to integrate Lendurai’s AI and autonomy software with Uvision’s loitering munition systems. Continue reading
MiG-25 Foxbat – How One Defection Exposed the Soviet Union’s Biggest Lie
For years, the MiG-25 Foxbat terrified the West. Flying higher and faster than almost anything in the American arsenal, the mysterious Soviet interceptor seemed capable of reshaping the balance of air power during the Cold War. Israeli pilots couldn’t catch it, missiles struggled to reach it, and intelligence agencies knew almost nothing about its true capabilities. Continue reading
PHASA-35 Selected for UK Power Beaming Project
Under the new £15.7m contract Prismatic, the BAE Systems company which has developed the PHASA-35 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Unmanned Air System (UAS), will provide the aircraft as the flight demonstration platform for a new power beaming technology designed to keep solar-powered stratospheric aircraft flying year-round, day or night. Continue reading
Bristow Orders 10 Additional Early Delivery Chaparral Aircraft
Elroy Air has announced that Bristow Group Inc. has expanded its early delivery reservations for the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, reserving 10 additional early delivery positions for a total of 15. Bristow previously secured early delivery slots for five Chaparral drones and announced a pre-order agreement for up to 100 Chaparral drones. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter 50mm Aces Projectile Flight Test
Northrop Grumman recently completed an aeroballistic test for a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter, its Gun-Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, validating projectile performance and generating critical flight data to advance its development. Continue reading
TEKEVER Raises $580 M in Series D Round Taking Valuation to $6.4 BN
TEKEVER, Europe’s leading provider of AI-powered autonomous systems, announced the first close of its US $580 million Series D financing, valuing the company at US $6.4 billion. Continue reading