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Ukrainian aviation production holding Skyeton and Polish defence solutions distributor Allies have entered into a partnership to deliver Skyeton’s battle-proven Raybird unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to Poland. This collaboration underscores a shared commitment to strengthening European defense capabilities with state-of-the-art technologies designed to meet today’s most demanding operational environments. Continue reading
Ukrainian Defense Forces discovered video footage from a Chinese manufacturing facility inside a Russian “Gerbera” drone that was recently shot down. Continue reading
The US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, known as the “Sky Soldiers,” has conducted what officials say is the first test in the United States of a first-person-view (FPV) drone shooting down another unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that he has directed Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to formally establish a joint, interagency task force to counter hostile unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones. Continue reading
This summer offshore wind giant Ørsted is using heavy-lifting cargo drones to carry out the largest programme of offshore equipment deliveries that has ever been done outside the military – including Hornsea 1 & 2, the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Continue reading
The NATO standard “Sense and Avoid for Unmanned Aircraft Systems” has been promulgated and is effective after being ratified by NATO nations. This is the first Sense/Detect and Avoid standard to be implemented on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading
An ultra-endurance drone roughly the size of a small plane crashed along the beach near Ninilchik, according to aviation authorities. The crash involved an aircraft with a 36-foot wingspan known as Vanilla Unmanned, built for days long endurance flights and involved in several military flights including some in Alaska in recent years. Continue reading
The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), is now conducting flight testing in coordination with the U.S. Air Force. This historic achievement continues the company’s rapid creation of new, jet-powered unmanned platforms chartered by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to achieve air dominance while being designed for rapid production, in large quantities, at an affordable price. Continue reading