Russian troops have invented an interesting way to counter Ukrainian drones. They began to attach nets to their motorcycles. Although a net attached only on one side is unlikely to save the occupier’s life in any way. Continue reading
uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Scale C-Band Frequency Management for Regional UAS C2
uAvionix has announced that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to scale C-Band frequency management for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Command and Control (C2) communications to a regional level with multiple UAS operating in proximity to one another. Continue reading
New UAV Test Flight Detected in Florida
On May 1st, 2024, at 16:35 GMT 00, a particular aircraft was spotted near Eglin Air Force Base. This aircraft, supposedly a UAV, bears a resemblance to the Chinese drone FL-71. No official statement has been released by the U.S. military regarding this flight in Florida, prompting a small OSINT investigation. Continue reading
DARPA’s Manta Ray UUV Prototype Completes In-Water Testing
The Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) built by performer Northrop Grumman completed full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of Southern California in February and March 2024. Testing demonstrated at-sea hydrodynamic performance, including submerged operations using all the vehicle’s modes of propulsion and steering: buoyancy, propellers, and control surfaces. Continue reading
Wing to Carry Blood Samples between London Hospitals
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS)is to use Wing’s autonomous drones to fly blood samples between London hospitals in an effort to speed up medical tests. Wing, the drone operator owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been chosen to deliver high-priority samples between Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals in south London. Continue reading
New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Unlawfully Export Dual-Use Electronics Used in Russian Military Drones
Nikolay Grigorev, 36, of Brooklyn, pleaded guilty on April 30 to conspiring to defraud the United States for his role in an illicit export control scheme to ship electronic components from the United States to companies affiliated with the Russian military. Co-defendants Nikita Arkhipov and Artem Oloviannikov remain at large. Continue reading
Luftwaffe Declares Heron TP Ready for Germany-Based Operations
The Luftwaffe has declared its leased Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) to be ready for Germany-based operations worldwide, with flights to commence in mid-May. Continue reading
It’s Great to be at Goodwood ! – Historic UK Aerodrome to Deploy Altitude Angel’s Approval Services Platform
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced that Goodwood Aerodrome is to deploy its Approval Services platform which allows drone operators, and in the future eVTOL pilots, the ability to request and pay for operations within the airport’s airspace digitally and at the touch of a button. Continue reading