In September 2023, the FAA issued a policy for exercising discretion in determining whether to take enforcement action for drone operators who were not able to comply with the Remote ID rule. That policy ends on March 16, 2024. Continue reading
Baykar Integrates More Weapons on Akinci
The Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is carrying out firing trials with versions of the Roketsan MAM-L and MAM-T guided bombs that can be used against targets concealed by cloud cover, the UAV’s Turkish manufacturer announced on 15 March. Continue reading
UK Ministry of Defence Releases Footage of DragonFire Laser Weapon Tests
The UK has showcased its new laser weapon, DragonFire. The weapon is highly accurate and cheap, the Ministry of Defence said, costing just $13 a shot. The UK’s Ministry of Defence has released new footage of its laser weapon DragonFire being tested. Continue reading
NORAD Commander: Incursions by UAS on Southern Border Likely Exceed 1,000 per Month
There are likely more than 1,000 incursions by unmanned aircraft systems along the U.S.-Mexico border each month, said the U.S. Northern Command’s top general during testimony today at a Senate Armed Services Committee posture hearing. Continue reading
DroneShield Gets $4.3M US Government Repeat Contract
DroneShield Ltd has announced that it has received a repeat order of $4.3 million from a U.S. Government customer for a number of its handheld C-UAS systems. Continue reading
US Army Wants $120M for LASSO Kamikaze Drones in Fiscal 2025
The US Army is asking lawmakers for $120.6 million to procure Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) production systems in fiscal 2025 as the U.S. military moves to beef up its arsenal of loitering munitions. Continue reading
Battling the UAS Threat
In the wake of the Russian invasion into Ukraine in early 2021, a seismic shift reshaped the battlefield: the rise of fighter-drones and various UAS threats now paint a new picture on the horizon. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $250M Taiwan MQ-9B SkyGuardian Procurement Contract
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $250,063,810, undefinitized contract action for Taiwan MQ-9B SkyGuardian procurement. Continue reading