– QinetiQ has produced its 10,000th Banshee aerial training target, reinforcing its position as a world leader in advanced threat representation and mission-readiness training. Continue reading
Chinese Student Xu Yang Breaks ‘Impossible’ Microdrone World Speed Record at 211 mph
A Chinese student’s microdrone has set a Guinness World Record in southern China while racing through the air at the speed of a high-speed train. The Prowess microdrone, weighing less than 250 grams (8.8 ounces), reached 340.78km/h (211.75mph), setting a world record for remote-controlled microdrone quadcopters. Continue reading
S-100 CAMCOPTER Strengthens Greek FDI Frigate Capabilities
In an exclusive interview with Naval News at DEFEA 2025, Lubos Sramek, Sales Director for Europe at Schiebel, shared key insights into the S-100 CAMCOPTER Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air System, which is set to equip Hellenic Navy’s future Kimon -class (FDI HN) frigates. Continue reading
Lyten Announces Next-Generation Drone Propulsion Initiative with American-Made Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
– Lyten, the supermaterial applications company and global leader in lithium-sulfur batteries, has announced a new national security-focused initiative to support the growing demand for high-endurance, wide-operational-radius drones for defense applications. Continue reading
uAvionix Trakr: Assured, Real-time Drone Monitoring & Low-Altitude Airspace Awareness in FlightLine
– uAvionix has announced the launch of Trakr, a new suite of hardware and services that extends its FlightLine airspace surveillance platform to include real-time monitoring of customer-owned drone operations alongside ADS-B data from aircraft. Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace and MITRE Partner to Advance Remote ID Research and Development
— Pierce Aerospace announced that it has executed a memorandum of understanding with MITRE to advance research and the state of the art of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) remote identification. The new collaboration between Pierce Aerospace and MITRE will see Pierce Aerospace’s Remote ID sensors installed at the MITRE National Range for remote identification and UAS-related research purposes. Continue reading
ATD-150 – Brazil’s First Fully Indigenous Jet-Powered Drone
Brazilian company Nest Design Aerospace presented the ATD-150, described as the country’s first 100% indigenously designed jet-powered unmanned aircraft. The system has been developed specifically to serve as an aerial target for the Brazilian Armed Forces and is also being considered for export to international users. Continue reading
Messerschmitt Me 262 – The Single Most Important Jet America Ever Shot Down
Harold Brown watched his P-51 Mustang spiral toward the snow-covered field below, trailing smoke and debris. Only moments earlier, he’d been celebrating with his squadron mates as they decimated German WW2 supply trains: “I had that locomotive lit up like a Christmas tree.” Now, he hung suspended from his parachute, floating down into enemy territory. Continue reading