British citizens and regional partners will be better protected against drone attacks as the Royal Air Force deploys a new low-cost anti-drone weapon on operations in the Middle East. Continue reading
Ukraine’s New Laser Targeting Tool Tracks Shaheds at Night
Ukrainian forces have turned to lasers to spot and track drones in complete darkness, aiming to improve nighttime targeting while reducing the cost of countering low-cost aerial threats.
BAE Systems GXP and Vantor Bring High-Accuracy Targeting to New Drone Platforms in Contested Environments
BAE Systems Geospatial eXploitation Products (GXP) and Vantor, a provider of unified spatial intelligence, have announced that they will be providing advanced intelligence and targeting capabilities for contested electronic warfare (EW) environments. Continue reading
Motorola Solutions Expands Silvus Technologies Production and Fulfillment Capacity to Meet Growth Demand
Motorola Solutions has just announced a $100 million plan to scale and diversify the manufacturing and supply chain operations of Silvus Technologies, a global leader in advanced tactical networking and electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). Continue reading
USAF Defines Requirements for MQ-9A Replacement
US. Air Force Futures has approved a requirements document for an aircraft that will replace the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9A Reaper, Major General Christopher Niemi told lawmakers on May 12. Continue reading
US Army Selects Teledyne FLIR Defense Rogue 1 Loitering Munition System
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that its Rogue 1 loitering munition system has been selected by the U.S. Army for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program. Continue reading
Killer Drone Downs Intruder Drones with Metal Chains
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have developed a new concept for drone defence: Thin chains are fired at incoming drones, entangled in their rotors, and bring them down in a controlled manner. Simulations and initial field tests demonstrate the basic functionality of this approach. Continue reading
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco – the Weird Slow Little Plane America Used When Wars Got Nasty
It looked outdated almost the moment it was created. In the early 1960s, as the Pentagon obsessed over supersonic jets and nuclear warfare, two frustrated Marine Corps officers believed the military was building the wrong aircraft for the wars soldiers were actually fighting. They wanted something slower, simpler, and capable of staying close to troops on the ground for hours at a time. Continue reading