To counter increasingly pervasive jamming of GPS signals, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a programme to mature magnetic navigation, or “magnav,” systems. Continue reading
Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies Sign MOU to Explore New Affordable Air Defence Capability
– Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new and affordable air defence system in response to the increase of one-way attack drones. Continue reading
MatrixSpace Launches Portable 360 Radar for Rapid, Resilient Counter-Drone Operations Anywhere
– MatrixSpace, a leader in portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS), announces the availability of its revolutionary Portable 360 Radar. Continue reading
Department of Homeland Security Launches New Office to Advance Drone and Counter-Drone Technologies
– The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the launch of a new office focused on the rapid procurement and deployment of drone and counter-drone technologies, marking a significant step toward strengthening American airspace sovereignty. Continue reading
Turkey’s ‘Nano Helicopter’ Acheives Export Success
A Turkish defence firm has secured export agreements with five countries for its domestically developed “nano” unmanned helicopter, produced with state-backed research and development support. Continue reading
PteroDynamics and AV Demonstrate Integrated EW Capabilities on Transwing VTOL UAS
– PteroDynamics and AeroVironment, Inc. recently collaborated for a joint technology demonstration at Silent Swarm 25, hosted by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Alpena, Michigan. Continue reading
Drone Whale Breath Sampling Hints at Deadly Virus in Arctic
Drones have been used to successfully collect samples from the exhaled breath—or “blow”—from wild humpback, sperm and fin whales in northern Norway, hailing a new era of non-invasive health monitoring for these marine giants in Arctic regions. Continue reading
China Puts Drone Rules into Law as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Off
Beijing adopted sweeping revisions to its decades-old Civil Aviation Law on Saturday, formally bringing uncrewed aircraft such as drones under the national legal framework for the first time and signaling state support for the country’s rapidly growing low-altitude economy. Continue reading