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The Doolittle Raid is remembered as America’s first strike against Japan after Pearl Harbor, but one of its sixteen bombers followed a path unlike any of the others. Plane #8, commanded by Captain Edward York, never reached the Chinese airfields that were supposed to receive the raiders after the attack. Continue reading
Honeywell Aerospace began trading as an independent publicly traded company under the ticker HONA on the Nasdaq on June 29, marking the latest milestone in Honeywell International’s plan to separate into three standalone businesses focused on aerospace, industrial automation, and advanced materials. Continue reading
U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a small but long-range kamikaze drone. The goal is to develop an air-launched loitering munition “with an extended range and capabilities beyond the current SOPGM [Stand-Off Precision Guided Munition portfolio],” according to a June 26 SOCOM Request For Information. Continue reading
MBDA and the Ukrainian defence company Ukrainian Armor have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), launching a strategic partnership discussion aimed at developing advanced defence capabilities in the fields of Deep Strike and Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS).
Granta Autonomy has announced the launch of its Black Wasp interceptor drone, an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed to counter a wide range of enemy strike, ISR and loitering munitions, including Shahed-class drones. Continue reading
L3Harris Technologies has been selected by the U.S. Army to deliver VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (c-UxS) to support urgent defense against hostile drones. The Army’s order is worth up to $106 million as part of the United States’ layered c-UxS defence approach. Continue reading
The Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are breaking ground on a new facility at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City to support research, training and operational analysis for advanced air mobility aircraft.
Thales in the UK has announced further successful trials of RapidDestroyer – a radio frequency directed energy weapon (RFDEW) designed to counter drone swarms. The trials took place in April at Pershore, Gloucestershire, in partnership with Teledyne E2V and marks another milestone in advancing RFDEW technologies. Continue reading