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The strategic cooperation agreement signed in March between Baykar, the leading company in the global UCAV market, and Leonardo, one of the world’s largest defence companies, was officially exchanged today at a ceremony held as part of the 4th Türkiye-Italy Intergovernmental Summit in Rome. The ceremony at Villa Pamphili Residence took place in the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. delivered an MQ-9A Reaper Unmanned Aircraft Systems to the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). The new MQ-9A Block 5 Extended Range (ER) UAS was delivered on April 22, 2025, and will be operated by Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), a USMC operational test squadron based at Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Arizona. Continue reading
The U.S. Army selected Near Earth Autonomy to lead a new $15 Million program to develop and field an optionally piloted contested logistics solution by retrofitting UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters with advanced autonomy kits. Continue reading
– NASA engineers are using one of the world’s lightest solid materials to construct an antenna that could be embedded into the skin of an aircraft, creating a more aerodynamic and reliable communication solution for drones and other future air transportation options. Continue reading
– Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, and Dutch drone enterprise solutions provider AirHub, have signed a partnership agreement which sees both parties combine to offer an advanced airspace management platform across the Netherlands and mainland Europe. Continue reading
– Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has announced the acquisition of Kaman Air Vehicles‘ KARGO UAV program, expanding its portfolio of vertical lift and cargo UAS solutions. KARGO UAV is a medium-lift, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that has been demonstrated to both the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army for its cargo VTOL capabilities, with successful autonomous lift and flight testing under military evaluation programs. Continue reading
– MBDA, a strategic partner to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) for complex weapons, has invested in Hydra Drones, a British unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) SME. Continue reading
The UK Royal Navy Banshee drones have now been retired from service, with the Fleet Air Arm team having achieved its objectives. In 2023, a flight was created by 700X Naval Air Squadron to understand how to fly and operate these high-speed jet-powered drones. Continue reading