One of Russia’s largest drone manufacturers, AO Kronstadt, is on the verge of bankruptcy after months of financial turmoil and mounting lawsuits, Russian media reported. Continue reading
US Navy Fighter Pilots Need to Gain Trust in Pilotless Wingmen by Actually Flying with Them
Naval aviators need to be able to trust any future drone wingmen as much as their human counterparts, a U.S. Navy strike fighter tactics instructor has told TWZ. This echoes past comments from members of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and is set to be a critical factor in turning the Navy’s still very nascent and evolving crewed-uncrewed teaming vision into a reality. Continue reading
From $300K to $70K: How Russia Mass-Produced Cheaper Shahed Drones
Russia has significantly reduced the unit cost of its long-range Shahed-type attack drones over the past three years, according to Ukrainian intelligence and independent defense analysts. Continue reading
Heven and NextTech Solutions Team to Deliver Advanced UAS Solutions to US Government Market
– Heven, has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with NextTech Solutions (NTS), a systems integrator and federal technology provider based in the United States. Continue reading
UK Border Surveillance Drone Found Burning on Motorway Roadside
Firefighters were called between Junction 13 for Folkestone and Junction 12 for Cheriton for a ‘vehicle fire’, but found the overturned drone on fire at 2pm. Continue reading
Epirus Opens Office in Lawton Fort Sill’s Innovation Accelerator and C-UAS Hub
– Epirus, a high-growth technology company, has announced the opening of a new office within Lawton Fort Sill’s Fires Innovation Science and Technology Accelerator (FISTA) Innovation Park, a leading center for technological advancement and home to the Joint C-sUAS University based in Lawton, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Stark Valued at $500M after $62M in Fresh Funding Led by Sequoia Capital
German unmanned weapons systems startup Stark has raised $62 million in fresh funding led by Sequoia Capital, boosting its valuation to $500 million. The latest round has drawn interest from 8VC, Thiel Capital, the NATO Innovation Fund, In-Q-Tel (the CIA’s venture arm), Project A, and Döpfner Capital. Continue reading
Sentrycs Announces Pre-release of First-of-its-Kind Cyber over RF (CoRF) Handheld Device
– Sentrycs, a technology leader in cyber over RF solutions for counter-UAS (CUAS), has announced the pre-release of a handheld Cyber over RF (CoRF) device in response to increasing demand for additional versatility and economical options from critical markets, like law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe. Continue reading