The father and son team behind the world’s fastest quadcopter we featured last year has now built what essentially looks like a flying photovoltaic panel, in a bid to create a drone that’s powered by solar alone. Continue reading
EDGE Group and Anduril to Form UAE-US Joint Venture to Develop Autonomous Systems
EDGE, one of the world’s advanced technology and defence groups, and Anduril, a global defence technology company, will launch a joint venture to accelerate the design, development, and production of autonomous systems to support civil and defence mission sets in the Middle East and surrounding regions. Continue reading
Embraer Gives A-29 Super Tucano C-UAS Capabilities
– Embraer has announced that the A-29 Super Tucano is expanding its mission portfolio to counter modern unmanned threats effectively and affordably. Continue reading
Autonomous Drones Harness Wind for ISR and C-UAS
– Windlift, a North Carolina-based startup, recently announced successful results from initial testing of a new autonomous tethered drone system that leverages winds aloft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS). Continue reading
GE Aerospace Pursues Small Turbofan Development for CCA
– GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that are now in high demand by militaries worldwide, Chief Financial Officer Rahul Ghai said on November. 11. Continue reading
Amentum Gets $995M US Air Force Contract to Modernize the MQ-9
– Amentum has been awarded the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Maintenance Support IDIQ contract by the Air Force Air Combat Command with a ceiling value of up to $995 million. The MQ-9 Reaper is an essential unmanned aerial system equipped with cutting-edge technologies including sensors, armaments, ground control stations, and a satellite link. Continue reading
Hawker Sea Fury: The Last Prop Fighter that Outran the Jet Age
Meet the Hawker Sea Fury, the Royal Navy’s last and fastest piston fighter, a “super prop” born at the edge of the jet age. In this episode we dive into its Sopwith/Hawker roots, the Bristol Centaurus sleeve-valve engine, combat over Korea and the Bay of the Pigs, and its second life dominating the Reno Air Races. Continue reading
USAF’s New Low-Cost Anti-Air Missile Program Aims for $500K Target Price
The U.S. Air Force has put out a new call for concepts for a future anti-air missile that costs no more than $500,000 and that could be built at a rate of at least 1,000 per year. The service says the planned Counter-Air Missile Program (CAMP) will build upon frameworks it has been using to develop cheaper cruise missiles for striking targets on land and at sea. Continue reading