Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) has put the new Spectator-M unmanned aircraft system to service. Continue reading
Elbit Raises Stake in India’s Alpha to 49%
Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd., a direct supplier of defence equipment for the Indian Armed Forces, said that its Israeli partner Elbit Security Systems had increased its stake in their joint venture from 26% to 49%. Continue reading
Textron Systems Adapts Aerosonde for Navy Missions
US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Textron Systems a potential maximum of USD1.73 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide its Aerosonde small unmanned aircraft system (SUAS). Continue reading
Paris Air Show 52nd Edition Results and Videos
SIAE, organiser of the Paris Air Show , has just published the final results of the 52nd Edition , showing a record-breaking number of 2,381 exhibitors from 48 countries. Continue reading
DHS Picks CryptoMove for Drone Security
CryptoMove is a new decentralized moving target defense data protection startup in Silicon Valley, launched in January 2017 after 5+ years of stealth R&D. Continue reading
Rafael Adds Laser Intercept Capability to Drone Dome
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has introduced a directed-energy, hard-kill intercept capability to its Drone Dome micro- and mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection and neutralisation system. Continue reading
Fully Robotic Weaponry System on Airborne Platform
The Israeli military is buying small multi–rotor drones modified to carry a machine gun, a grenade launcher and variety of other weapons to fight tomorrow’s urban warfare battles. Their maker, Florida startup Duke Robotics, is pitching the TIKAD drone to the U.S military as well. Continue reading
USAF Tests Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on DC-3
The U.S. Air Force is testing a state-of-the-art sensor package, called AgilePod, which it hopes will ultimately offer all-new capabilities for surveillance aircraft and drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper. But the service picked a decidedly less advanced platform for the initial flight tests, the venerable Douglas DC-3. Continue reading