Ukraine has launched a competition for drone developers to land an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on Red Square in Moscow during the May 9 parade for a cash prize. Continue reading
General Atomics Plans 376 Job Cuts in the San Diego Region
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems plans to lay off 376 workers from its Poway and San Diego facilities. Continue reading
Police Use Drones to Catch Dangerous Drivers
Devon and Cornwall Police are using drones in a bid to crackdown on speeding drivers in the region. The devices, which were first launched on Monday 3 April, will be targeting motorcyclists in particular after a spate of serious collisions last year saw around 200 riders either killed or badly injured. Continue reading
Insitu Announces High Seas, Long Endurance Integrator VTOL UAS
Insitu, a Boeing Company, announced its Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Continue reading
Turkish Aerospace to Arm Aksungur UAV with Torpedo
Turkish Aerospace has been working on outfitting Aksungur with a sonobuoy monitoring and launching system for about 2 years in order to increase Aksungur’s efficiency in ASW. Continue reading
Indian Army to Get Fully Operational Swarm Drone System
NewSpace Research, a Bengaluru-based start-up has delivered swarm drones to Indian Army, which makes the Army the first major armed force in the world to operationalise these high-density swarm drones. Continue reading
France Races for Small Suicide Drones
After years of reticence about the use of small, cheap suicide drones in combat, the Ukraine conflict has convinced the French military it’s a capability troops cannot do without in a future conflict. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Invests in Electric Seagliders from Regent
REGENT, the pioneer in electric seaglider manufacturing, has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures, the venture arm of Lockheed Martin, a global leader in defense and aerospace technology, to expedite the development of seagliders for defense missions. Continue reading