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It was November 1950. The Korean War was in full swing when a formation of B-29 Super fortresses made its way beyond the border to strike a hostile airbase. When the bombers sighted their target, one of the B-29s was suddenly struck by an explosion. The F-80 escorts reacted slowly and went after an unidentified aircraft. Continue reading
Thales and Schiebel have announced the successful completion of the Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) for the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) Peregrine Programme. The FAT, a pivotal milestone in the programme’s development, marks an important step towards the final delivery of the cutting-edge CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS Peregrine System, the game changing rotary wing Uncrewed Air System (UAS) which aims to provide a protective ‘eye in the sky’ capability for Royal Navy warships. Continue reading
Soldiers from Ukraine’s 92nd Mechanized Brigade attack drone company have published a video featuring their first-person-view UAV crashing into a russian Tor-M1 anti-aircraft missile system. Continue reading
uAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (CNO) Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed the first true Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight in non-segregated airspace using aviation protected C-Band in the United States. Continue reading
Now expanded to include 17 different regions, this second edition of Dentons’ ‘Drone Laws Around the World: a Comparative Global Guide to Drone Regulatory Laws’ provides detailed accounts and analysis of regulations that impact operations around the globe. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $25,396,875 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for United Kingdom MQ-9 contractor logistics support. This contract provides contractor logistics support for the MQ-9A and ground control station to the Royal Air Force. Continue reading
An artificial intelligence-powered airspace monitoring system is set to be installed to enhance protection of the nation’s capital with the potential to scale across other Defense Department and U.S. government installations and systems. Continue reading
A German-Russian dual citizen has been arrested in Germany on allegations of violating the country’s foreign trade act multiple times by exporting electronic components to a company in Russia involved in the production of military materiel and accessories. Continue reading