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The ZALA T-20 unmanned aircraft system underwent a comprehensive modernisation, during which a number of design and technological improvements were implemented to improve its flight performance and expand its operational capabilities. Continue reading
– L3Harris Technologies has received a new contract through the U.S. Department of Defense for additional VAMPIRE systems, which neutralize unmanned aerial threats. The new order builds on the first delivery and installation of the VAMPIRE systems in 2023 in support of European operations. Continue reading
– Intellition, an emerging innovator in drone services for mountain resort operations, has achieved a critical milestone with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by securing its first waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone operations. Continue reading
– Altitude Angel has announced that it has been awarded a United States patent for its pioneering ground-based detect and avoid (DAA) technology, ARROW, the foundational innovation behind the UK’s first drone superhighway. Continue reading
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence has signed a support and sustainment contract with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. for logistics and maintenance of the Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft system. Continue reading
–Skyways, a designer and manufacturer of long-range autonomous unmanned cargo aircraft systems, announced that it has received an award for a total amount of $37 million from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) AFWERX to transition its existing V3 aircraft from prototype to full-rate production. Continue reading
At the recently held MADEX2025 International Maritime Defense Exhibition in Busan, South Korea, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries unveiled for the first time a conceptual design model of a new drone carrier called HCX-23 Plus. Continue reading
An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown disturbances inflight presents an enormous challenge for the drone’s flight control system. Continue reading