Russia’s newest Lancet explosive drones apparently fire slugs of molten metal that can shoot right past the add-on armour Ukrainian troops count on to protect their vehicles from drone attacks. Continue reading
Turkish UGV Test-Fires Kamikaze Drones
Turkey’s Havelsan Barkan 2 UGV demonstrated launching reconnaissance, surveillance, and kamikaze munitions on October 12. Continue reading
Houthi Rebels Down US MQ-9 Near Yemen
A U.S. military MQ-9 drone was shot down on Wednesday by Yemen’s Houthis, two U.S. officials and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement said. Continue reading
Putin’s Drone Academy Blown Up
A key Russian facility used to train more than 10,000 kamikaze drone operators for Vladimir Putin’s army has been wiped out by Ukraine. Continue reading
Skyports Infrastructure and Partners Publish ConOps for AAM in Japan
Skyports Infrastructure has announced its involvement in the next phase of research for a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for advanced air mobility (AAM) for the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB). The company will continue to work alongside its ConOps partners Kanematsu Corporation, Japan Airlines and Eve Air Mobility to define Japan’s framework for the development and implementation of advanced air mobility operations in Japan. Continue reading
Quantum Systems, Phase One, and Trimble Launch Phase One P5 Camera for Survey Grade UAV Solution
Quantum-Systems GmbH has announced its collaboration with Phase One and Trimble to seamlessly integrate the Phase One P5 128-megapixel camera into its flagship Trinity Pro mapping drone. Continue reading
Cloneable Emerges from Stealth, Launching AI-driven Platform
Cloneable, a no-code platform designed for building and deploying intelligent applications on edge devices including tablets, IoT devices, robots, and drones, emerged today out of stealth. The founding team, drawing on a decade of expertise as leaders in the commercial drone industry, aims to transform every device in the field into an intelligent extension of a company’s experts. Continue reading
Douglas F-4D / F-6 Skyray – A Short History
The Douglas F4D Skyray (later redesignated F-6 Skyray) is an American carrier-based fighter/interceptor designed and produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was the last fighter produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company prior to its merger with McDonnell Aircraft to become McDonnell Douglas. Continue reading