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It was 1950, and US Navy pilot Glenn T. Farnsworth was in trouble in North Korean airspace in his F4-U Corsair. His squadron, the Stingers, was on its first mission of the Korean War. While trying to avoid anti-aircraft fire, he collided with another Corsair and saw his comrade crash into the ground below. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. logged another aviation milestone on Nov. 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at a ground base – the first-ever such mission for an aircraft of this type. Continue reading
– JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd., part of the $24 billion JSW Group and Shield AI, Inc, a U.S defense technology company, today announced a strategic partnership to indigenize and manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT, a Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Continue reading
– D-Fend Solutions, a provider of field-proven radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone takeover technology, has announced a new agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) program. Continue reading
– Anduril Industries has announced the successful integration of its Lattice platform in U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Desert Guardian exercise, a critical event designed to address the increasing complexity of modern airspace and the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
A huge truck-mounted system is one of at least three large mobile ground-based high-power microwave directed energy weapons, primarily intended to down drones, at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow. Continue reading
The first example of China’s mysterious CH-7 stealthy flying-wing drone seems to have been revealed, although with a somewhat different look compared to previous mockups, and a very impressive size. Continue reading
Russia is reportedly working on a new and enigmatic drone under the auspices of Rostec subsidiary United Aircraft Corporation. Continue reading