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The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. presented the 2023 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Squadron of the Year Award to the 111th Attack Squadron (ATKS) of the Texas Air National Guard, Joint Base Ellington Field, Texas. Continue reading
On January 10, 2025, Baykar released a video announcing the successful completion of the 54th test flight of its KALKAN VTOL drone. This milestone marks a step in the development of its long-range communication capabilities, exceeding 100 km. Continue reading
With its ungainly high wings, fixed landing gear, and massive wheel spats jutting from its sides, the old-fashioned Westland Lysander certainly cut a strange silhouette in the perilous skies of World War 2. Looking more like a biplane that had lost its bottom wings, this peculiar dragonfly failed at virtually every combat role it was given. Continue reading
30,000 drones will be sent to Ukraine after £45 million worth of contracts were placed by the international Drone Capability Coalition, co-led by the UK and Latvia as the UK steps up leadership supporting Ukraine in 2025. Continue reading
Footage showing the testing of new classes of Chinese hypersonic drones has shed new light on the country’s efforts to modernise its unmanned surveillance capabilities. Continue reading
The Drishti 10 Starliner drone, manufactured at Adani Defence and Aerospace facility Hyderabad, on Tuesday crashed off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat during its pre-acceptance trials. It would have been inducted upon completing trials. Continue reading
Drone service provider, Flying Lion, Inc., has announced a major Drone as First Responder (DFR) milestone when the organization reached 55,773 DFR flights by the end of 2024 – of which over 35,000 were flown Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS.) Continue reading
– Leonardo, the UK Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Innovation (FCI) team have unveiled the design of the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft. Continue reading