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Zuri has unveiled the Zuri unmanned cargo VTOL, a hybrid-electric tiltrotor for civil and defence operators. It carries a hundred-plus kilograms over 679 km by design, or 569 km with a full 30-minute reserve, cruises at 220 km/h, and lands on a pad, a deck, or open ground. The useful load is 165 kg, payload plus fuel. Continue reading
U.S. defence technology company Anduril, which develops autonomous systems and command-and-control software, and defence technology company ORIGIN, which develops autonomous unmanned aircraft systems, have agreed to assess the integration of their technologies to strengthen deterrence on NATO’s eastern flank. Continue reading
Eva Live Inc., an artificial intelligence technology company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eva Defense Inc., has unveiled a next-generation low-noise autonomous drone prototype designed for stealth-oriented defence, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance applications. Continue reading
Ukrainian developer Vluchnyk has unveiled the Zorelit v5, a jet-powered interceptor designed to destroy Russia’s kamikaze and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
A man has denied planning to “torch” UK drone factories on behalf of Russia’s intelligence services in an alleged sabotage plot. Continue reading
TEKEVER, Europe’s leading provider of AI-driven autonomous systems, and Threod Systems, a leading developer and manufacturer of unmanned aerial systems and defence technologies, have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for long-term cooperation and the development of strategic partnership opportunities.
A new turbojet engine was taken from the drawing board to the air in under seven months, as part of a new co-development programme between the Ministry of Defence and UK start-up Alloyed. Continue reading
The South Korean SBS News site has reported that as many as 100,000 North Koreans are working in China and Russia, with the latter employing up to 25,000 of them assembling Iranian-designed drones at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Russia’s Tatarstan as well as Russian arms manufacturing, steel processing facilities, and shipbuilding plants. Continue reading