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 →

Warheads in Phoenix Ghost Kamikaze Drones Revealed

With its previously highly secretive Phoenix Ghost family of kamikaze drones now having emerged fully into the light, AEVEX Aerospace has been more openly discussing their capabilities. One especially interesting detail has now emerged: the different Phoenix Ghost types can be configured to launch attacks straight down while passing overhead, akin to an air-bursting artillery shell, rather than having to careen into their targets and detonate. Continue reading →