Anduril – a US autonomous systems start-up – has been selected as one of five defence industries to help develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Continue reading
UK Introduces Anti-Drone No Fly Zones to Combat Prison Smuggling
Criminal gangs in the UK who try to fly phones, drugs and weapons into prisons using drones face finding themselves there instead under tough new restrictions came into force on 25 January. Continue reading
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends After Three Years on Mars
NASA’s history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has ended its mission at the Red Planet after surpassing expectations and making dozens more flights than planned. Continue reading
How Electronic Warfare can Counter Russian Drones and Missiles – Expert Interview
Russia launched a barrage of 40 cruise, aero-ballistic, and ballistic missiles at Ukrainian cities on January 13. Eight of them were shot down, while more than two dozen exploded before reaching their intended targets, largely due to Ukrainian electronic warfare (EW). Continue reading
Ukrainian Soldiers Recover Downed Shahed-136 Intact
Ukrainian soldiers have found an almost fully intact Shahed-136, a kamikaze-type drone that is used by the Russian military for conducting strikes on critical infrastructure and civilian targets. Continue reading
First Flight for GA-ASI’s Gray Eagle 25M
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted the first flight of the Gray Eagle 25M (GE-25M) Unmanned Aircraft System at its El Mirage, Calif. flight facility on December 5, 2023. Continue reading
Eric Schmidt’s Secret ‘White Stork’ Project Aims to Build AI Combat Drones
Billionaire technologist Eric Schmidt has been quietly building a new drone startup in the U.S. and Ukraine within a nesting doll of LLCs that have helped to conceal its operations and team members. Continue reading
UAE Spends Big on Counter-UAS at UMEX 2024
Tawazun Council, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defence acquisitions authority for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has announced the signing of five deals with local and international companies with total value Dh970m ($264.3m) during the opening day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi. Continue reading