The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umierov announced that the the Swedish government will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones as part of military assistance. Continue reading
Multiple Drone Incursion Over USAF Fighter Base in England
A number of drones were spotted over and near RAF Lakenheath in England on Nov. 20, the Air Force told The War Zone in response to our query about the incident. Continue reading
Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies
– Northwest UAV has partnered with Silvus Technologies to offer the most advanced wireless communications systems available on the market. Continue reading
Drones for Cleaning Solar Panels
At the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) award ceremony, Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA was awarded the Educational Innovation Prize 2024 in the ecological transformation category for the PV Panel Cleaner project. Continue reading
Thales Australia and the University of Adelaide Explore Long-Range C-UAS Laser Technology
– Thales Australia and the University of Adelaide recently announced a partnership to explore development of a unique Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) to counter battlespace threats, including fast-moving swarms of low-profile, armed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at extended ranges. Continue reading
Drones Drop Water Bombs as Britain Trains Ukrainians
In a field at a secret location, dozens of armed Ukrainian soldiers are running through billowing smoke and trying to escape the attention of drones buzzing overhead. Continue reading
Fingerprint Technology Inspires Non-GPS Navigation for Drones
– Advanced Navigation, an Australian supplier of autonomous systems and navigation technologies, along with MBDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology.
Defense Innovation Unit Announces Software Vendors to Support Replicator
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced contract awards to select software developers supporting the Replicator initiative. These vendors are playing a key role in advancing resilient command and control (C2) and collaborative autonomy solutions for all domain attritable autonomous (ADA2) systems. Continue reading