The American company Vermeer is integrating its optical navigation systems into Ukrainian strike and reconnaissance drones. This was announced at the Defense Innovation Forum 2025 by the company’s founder and CEO, Brian Streem. Continue reading
US Air Force Renames OA-1K Skywarden as Skyraider II
About a month away from its arrival, the U.S.Air Force named an upcoming light attack and observation aircraft after an iconic Cold War-era close air support platform. Continue reading
Noise Complaints Ground Amazon’s Delivery Drones in Texas
As the Spring planting season arrives in College Station, Texas, certified master gardener Mark Smith is thrilled that peace is in the air. This time last year, a loud buzzing noise began disrupting Smith’s morning routine of checking on the peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and shrubs growing in his backyard. Several times an hour, an Amazon Prime Air delivery drone would noisily emerge about 800 feet away, just past a line of trees behind Smith’s home. Continue reading
Romania to Purchase V-BAT Drones
Romania will purchase the latest V-BAT drones, which have already proven themselves in Ukraine, for its Navy.It should receive the first drones with vertical takeoff and landing, resistant to electronic countermeasures, by the end of 2025. Continue reading
Russian SU-35 Intimidates French Reaper Over the Eastern Mediterranean
A French Reaper drone on a surveillance mission in international airspace over the eastern Mediterranean was the target of intimidation by a Russian SU-35 fighter jet, France’s Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. Continue reading
America’s First Unmanned Fighters are Named YFQ-42 and YFQ-44
The U.S.Air Force’s first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft are fighters, the first unmanned aircraft to carry such a designation, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin announced in a keynote address at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 3. Continue reading
uAvionix Casia G Now Detects Aircraft at Night, Enabling 24/7 BVLOS Operations
— uAvionix has announced the launch of Casia G Release 4.0, a software update that enables nighttime detection of aircraft and expands Casia G’s capabilities to support 24/7 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS operations. With the software enhancement, Casia G unlocks BVLOS operations up to 400 feet at night. Continue reading
Germany’s Diehl Defence Displays CICADA Anti-Drone Interceptor
– Diehl Defence exhibited its Sky Sphere drone defence system at this year’s Enforce Tac trade fair, which took place in Nuremberg from February 24 to 26. The focus was on the new eMissile CICADA, which is designed to defend against threats from class 1 and 2 drones and which was presented under this name for the first time in Europe. Continue reading