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Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced that it participated in a demonstration collaborating with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at Virginia Tech supporting the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program, becoming the first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to fly in commercial airspace utilizing two vertiports. Continue reading
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and GE Aerospace announced a key program milestone with the successful ignition of the GEK800 turbofan cruise missile propulsion system. Recently, the GEK800 Serial Number 1 was tested at the X-58 test facility, igniting successfully.
Northrop Grumman announced a strategic collaboration with Camgian to explore harnessing its advanced Reactor AI platform to enhance command and fire control capabilities for U.S. and allied forces, enabling warfighters to operate more effectively on the battlefield. Continue reading
A routine Saturday fishing trip off Pensacola Beach turned into something else entirely when a Hot Spot Fishing Charters crew hauled a large unmanned aircraft out of the Gulf of Mexico. Authorities recovered the drone later that same day, according to local news station WEAR-TV. Continue reading
The U.S. Army has awarded a $10.64 million contract for Raybird unmanned aircraft hardware and services to Skyeton Inc., the American arm of Skyeton, a Ukrainian company that has spent the past several years proving the drone in combat over Ukraine. Continue reading
Polish companies WZL-2 and Blackfish have presented the MAKO X1 man-portable counter-drone launcher.
The U.S. Navy awarded a fixed-price incentive contract valued at $562 million to the Boeing Company for Lot 1 of the low-rate initial production of the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
The U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take part in their first large-force engagement exercise in December, the head of the drones’ Experimental Operations Unit. Continue reading