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Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at roughly $31 million to provide its Cerberus XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system (UAS) as part of a total C-UAS solution for Ukraine. Continue reading
Sentient Vision Systems has successfully completed live demonstrations of its AI-enabled ViDAR (Visual Detection and Ranging) payload deployed on Edge Autonomy’s VXE30 UAS. The VXE30 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) solution is the latest and most advanced version of the ‘Stalker’ series of small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) from Edge Autonomy. Continue reading
This summer, a group of residents in a leafy suburb of the Greek capital united in determination to prevent the nightmare of wall of flames that devours forests, farmland and homes. Continue reading
On the night of 26-27 August, the military counterintelligence service of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) struck Russian Su-30 and MiG-29 aircraft, as well as S-300s and Pantsirs, at the Russian military airfield in Kursk with 16 drones. Continue reading
In 2022, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) requested public comment about how a new breed of wing-in-ground-effect craft (WIGs) might benefit the offshore energy industry. The agency asked if such craft, which share attributes with both aircraft and maritime vessels, should also be subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification and operating rules. Continue reading
DRONE ENABLE 2023, ICAO’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems Industry Symposium will be held from 5 to 7 December 2023 in Montréal, Canada. The theme of DRONE ENABLE 2023 is “Innovation and infrastructure developments supporting the future of unmanned aviation”. Continue reading
The vision of integrating unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, into airspace alongside traditional manned aircraft is rapidly becoming a reality. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Corporation has delivered a miniaturized high-energy laser source to the U.S. government. The laser is ruggedized for field use and miniaturizing it allows for rapid placement in tactical situations. Continue reading