A prototype aircraft tug being tested out at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M., could save MQ-9 Reaper maintainers time and money and cut down on safety risks on the flightline. Continue reading
Battlefield Experience and Advanced Software Build Better Drones
Lithuanian company Granta Autonomy has delivered hundreds of FPV attack drones to Ukraine with more to come under a €1 million contract. These are the new GA-10FPV-AI model, with advanced communications and lock-on-target capability. Unlike others, Granta Autonomy is no new start-up but has been preparing for a drone war for more than ten years. Continue reading
Russia Claims Pantsir-S1 and Jet Down 7 of its Own Drones
The Russian military claims to have neutralized seven of its own drones mid-flight over Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, following an order from President Vladimir Putin to halt attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Continue reading
Abu Dhabi to Launch 10,000 Drone Light Show
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of a strategic partnership agreement between the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Colorado-based Nova Sky Stories, and Abu Dhabi-headquartered Analog, an Emirati company, specialised in physical intelligence and mixed reality. Continue reading
How Amazon Proved its New Delivery Drone is Safe for Takeoff
Last November, Amazon took the latest big step in its Prime Air journey, launching the MK30 drone for commercial delivery service in the West Valley of Arizona’s Phoenix metro area and in College Station, Texas. Continue reading
Heron Destroys $14M Parked South Korean Surion Helicopter on Landing
A South Korean army helicopter was destroyed when an unmanned air vehicle crashed into it while attempting to land. The accident occurred on 17 March at an army base in Yangju, when the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAV crashed into a Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter. Continue reading
China’s Large Cargo UAV TP1000 Completes Maiden Flight with One-Ton Payload
A large unmanned cargo aircraft, independently developed by Yitong UAV System Co, completed its maiden flight on Saturday at Laixi Dianbu Airport in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province, with a payload capacity exceeding one ton, marking another significant breakthrough for China in the field of high-end unmanned aviation equipment, Science and Technology Daily reported. Continue reading
Neros Raises $35M Series A to Accelerate American Drone Manufacturing
– Neros, in front of an audience of 800 DoD decision makers and industry leaders, announced a $35M Series A funding round led by Vy Capital US on March 17. This comes on the heels of major announcements by the company around supply chain certification from the Defense Innovation Unit and a multimillion dollar contract from the International Drone Coalition. Continue reading