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Karman Space & Defense has announced it will open a new, state-of-the-art-facility in the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area to expand its advanced UAS launcher systems and SRM nozzle production capacity to meet substantial increases in customer demand. Continue reading
Four military drone systems were stolen from a Kentucky-based Army engineer battalion late last year, according to investigators. Continue reading
UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía participates in the innovative TICHE Project. The project aims to develop advanced hidden threats detection capabilities in complex environments through a collaborative, multiplatform approach. Continue reading
Hoverfly Technologies, a provider of tethered unmanned aerial systems (TeUAS), and Overland AI, a developer of autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) technology, have expanded their collaboration to accelerate the development and deployment of integrated unmanned solutions for defence, national security, and government customers. Continue reading
Airbus Helicopters, through its subsidiary Survey Copter, has been selected by the European Defence Agency (EDA) for the Multi Mission Unmanned Aircraft System (M2UAS) project. Continue reading
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have begun developing what they describe as a world-first cybersecurity system aimed at protecting drones from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Continue reading
Pilots called it the Luftwaffenfeuerzeug: the Luftwaffe’s Lighter. The Heinkel He-177 Griffin, a massive four-engine heavy bomber, had a fatal flaw: its engines were crammed together in pairs, generating heat no cooling system could handle. Aircraft exploded on runways before ever reaching combat. Continue reading
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Robinson Helicopter Company (RHC) have unveiled the R66 TURBINETRUCK, an autonomous cargo helicopter that pairs Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy system with Robinson Unmanned’s new cargo UAS platform. Continue reading