The Kalashnikov Concern has released a video featuring the first flight of the KUB-10E, a new guided munition (GM) model in the KUB family. Continue reading
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-Based Transport of Research Blood in Japan
– ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter‘s partner in Japan, haa tested the transport of research blood1 using Wingcopter’s delivery drone in a research project. Together with ANA Holdings and the local blood center of the Japanese Red Cross, research blood was flown between the cities of Urasoe and Nago in Okinawa Prefecture. Continue reading
Elbit Systems Gets $60M Contract to Supply C-UAS Solution to a NATO European Country
– Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply its multi-layered Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a NATO European country. The contract will be performed over a period of 3 years. Continue reading
Baykar Acquires Piaggio Aerospace
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy has authorized the Extraordinary Commissioners of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation – the two companies in extraordinary administration that operate under the Piaggio Aerospace brand – to proceed with the sale of all the business complexes conducted to the Turkish company Baykar MakinaSanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi (“Baykar”), a leading company in the development and production of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) systems and advanced aerospace technologies. Continue reading
Iran’s Shahid Bagheri Drone Carrier Begins Sea Trials
Analysis from November and December 2024 suggests that Iran’s Shahid Bagheri drone carrier has likely commenced its first sea trials, signaling a critical juncture in the country’s ongoing efforts to modernize its navy and expand its capabilities in asymmetric naval warfare. Continue reading
UK Successfully Tests Drone Killer Radiowave Weapon
British soldiers have successfully trialled for the first time a game-changing weapon that can take down a swarm of drones using radio waves for less than the cost of a pack of mince pies. Continue reading
Ukrainian Naval Drones Down 2 Russian Helicopters
Two Russian helicopters were downed in a recent strike by the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drones, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on its Telegram channel. Continue reading
ZALA Lancet-E On Show at Vietnam Defence Expo 2024
ZALA’s Lancet-E unmanned aerial system was displayed at the Vietnam Defence Expo 2024 international arms exhibition in Hanoi. ZALA presented the export analogue of the well-known Lancet series guided munitions carrier for the first time in Southeast Asia, attracting considerable interest. Continue reading