In a significant move to bolster local manufacturing and European cooperation, Quantum Systems, a German innovator in drone technology, welcomed a high-level delegation to its Ukrainian manufacturing site. Continue reading
Russians Lash FPVs Together to Make Frankenstein Heavy Lift Drones
Russian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.” A wide variety of these unlikely contraptions have appeared in recent months, and they now carry supplies to the front. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $32M Logistics Support Contract for Netherlands
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $31,655,451 modification (P00027) as an undefinitized contract action to previously awarded (FA8689-22-C-2014) for Royal Netherlands Air Force contractor logistics support services. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Peregrine Helicopter Drone Conducts First Operation in Gulf
The UK Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five hours at ranges well over the horizon, Peregrine is the first remotely-piloted helicopter operated by the Royal Navy. Continue reading
HENSOLDT and QinetiQ Germany Expand Cooperation
The sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT and QinetiQ Germany have strengthened their collaboration in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles and systems, with ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH serving as the prime contractor. Continue reading
L3Harris Launches New Technology to Control Autonomous Swarms
– L3Harris Technologies has introduced AMORPHOUS, its new software that features a single user interface to operate thousands of autonomous assets simultaneously. Designed with an open architecture, this software enables the United States and allied militaries to control a mix of uncrewed platforms, payloads and systems, even if another manufacturer produces them. Continue reading
Heven Drones Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Raider UAV
– Heven Drones, which is headquartered in Miami but has a research and development facility in Carmel, Israel, unveiled a new hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the Raider at the IDEX 2025 defence exhibition, held in Abu Dhabi earlier in February. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Gets $15M Contract for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones for Germany
– Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has received an order from the German Army to provide its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to German armed forces. Continue reading