The Red Bull Skydive Team has been pushing the boundaries of conventional freefall since first dropping from the sky in style in 2014. Continue reading
Quantum Systems Integrates Archer FPV Drones into Reliant UAS
– Quantum Systems is integrating new Archer FPV drones, developed by Neros Technologies, onto its unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The Archer FPV drones will be mounted on the Reliant Group 2+ UAS – a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing platform. Continue reading
Lockheed XF-90 – the Nuclear-Proof Jet America Ditched
The XF-90 was built like no fighter before… or since. At a time when no one knew what supersonic flight would do to metal, Skunk Works chose brute force over guesswork. They forged the strongest airframe on Earth: 75S aluminum over a steel spine, the fuselage braced until it was closer to armour than aircraft. Continue reading
DARPA Lift Challenge Offers $6.M in Prizes
Heavy lift drone competition to revolutionize vertical lift aviation, offer $6.5M in prizes Continue reading
Uzbekistan to Operate Airbus Flexrotor UAS
Airbus Helicopters has been awarded a contract by Uztechtrade, the Uzbekistan state unitary enterprise in charge of importing military and dual equipment, for the delivery of an undisclosed number of Flexrotor systems. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B
On October 31, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed its “third lifetime” of full-scale fatigue (FSF) testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Completion of FSF testing for the third and final lifetime includes a total of 120,000 operating hours (40,000+ flight hours per aircraft life) for the RPA and is a key milestone in validating the design of the airframe. Continue reading
GA-ASI and EDGE to Jointly Manufacture Electronic Brake Control System
– Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement, EPI, an entity of EDGE Group and the cornerstone of precision engineering in the UAE’s aerospace, oil and gas, and defence industries, and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), a leader in advanced aerospace technology for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), have signed a framework agreement to manufacture Electronic Brake Control Units (eBCU) in the UAE. Continue reading
FLY-R Partners with MBDA to Develop Diamond-Shaped Loitering Munition in the United Arab Emirates
– FLY-R, a French company specializing in the design of aircraft featuring rhomboidal wings, announces the launch of a co-development programme with MBDA, supported by the Tawazun Council, to create a new generation of loitering munitions. Continue reading