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Russian Project 22160 corvettes will be fitted with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for searching for submarines, and surveillance of surface vessels and shoreline. Also, UAVs will provide target designation to ship-based armament systems and, in the future, may be used for strike missions, the newspaper Izvestia reports. Continue reading
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), has been selected to participate in Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program as part of the Dynetics-led team. Continue reading
Alta Devices has announced that the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will use Alta Devices highly efficient, flexible, and light-weight solar technology to help power the breakthrough Hybrid Tiger UAV. Continue reading
LG Uplus has been selected as the company to carry out the government-led project designed to verify drone safety, the firm announced. The project, supervised by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and managed by the Korea Institute of Aviation Safety and Technology, is to test drones in designated air spaces before they are utilized more broadly. Continue reading
MyDefence is launching its third product in the WINGMAN series of wearable drone detection platforms – The WINGMAN 103 – the most advanced wearable drone detection solution available on the Counter UAS market. Continue reading
Data from an investigation spearheaded by Defense News sister brand Military Times revealed that an experimental, homegrown reconnaissance drone called “Silver Fang” was deployed by the Air Force to Afghanistan during the mid-2010s.
L-R: Karsten Schudt (CEO 3W-International GmbH), Gökhan Celik (CEO IHATEK Ltd.), Florian Schildein (marketing & communication)
On the sidelines of the Xponential 2018 in Denver, the German engine manufacturer signed a distribution agreement with IHATEK Ltd. Effective from June 1st, IHATEK Ltd. will market and distribute the products of 3W-International GmbH, as well as those of Sky Power GmbH, in Turkey. Continue reading
In the last decade or so, media reports about lithium battery overheating, explosions and fires became much more frequent, leading to worries about their safety. As electronic devices increase in portability and lithium-ion batteries increase in number to accommodate these devices, battery manufacturers, standards agencies and consumers must get on the same page to ensure that battery fires and explosions stay at a respectable minimum. Continue reading