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– Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, has announced the launch of the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Prize Contest. This initiative invites innovators to present innovative solutions to counter unauthorised unmanned aircraft activity at EU external borders. Continue reading
– Tata Elxsi, a global supplier of design and technology services, and the CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (CSIR-NAL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a Strategic Partnership for Advanced Air Mobility. Continue reading
The Japanese cabinet has approved the purchase of six V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicles as part of the defense budget proposal for fiscal 2025. Continue reading
A small business called Near Earth Autonomy developed a time-saving solution using drones for pre-flight checks of commercial airliners through a NASA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and a partnership with The Boeing Company. Continue reading
Imagery has appeared on Chinese social media of a new large combat aircraft, apparently making a test flight, which may be China’s new secret H-20 stealth bomber. Continue reading
The UK government’s decision to send its Watchkeeper uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs) into early retirement marks an ignominious end for a once-ambitious effort to boost the British Army’s airborne intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) capabilities. Continue reading
– SEALSQ Corp., a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, recently announced that it is bringing its quantum technology to the rapidly expanding market of professional drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and professional drones. Continue reading
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