One of Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) cargo drones crashed on March 14 in a field near Mineral Wells, Texas, in what is being categorized as a “loss of control” accident by the FAA. Continue reading
More Job Cuts Planned at AeroVironment Plant in San Francisco Bay Area
The AeroVironment plant in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, that builds aerial drones for an East Coast defense and law enforcement contractor plans to trim its local workforce further than cuts disclosed earlier this year. Continue reading
Pentagon Chooses Australia’s Hypersonix to Build Hypersonic Test Aircraft
Australia’s aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has been selected to provide hypersonic vehicles to the United States’ Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for testing. Continue reading
Unidentified, Unmarked Drone Crashes 150 Miles from Moscow
A crashed drone without identification marks was found in Russia’s Tula Oblast between the settlements of Petrovskoye and Malovel on March 19, the Tula regional security committee reported on March 19. Continue reading
Russian Su-27 ‘Attacked’ Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone reportedly came under attack by a Su-27 Flanker, days after the US Air Force alleged that the Russian fighter attacked its MQ-9 Reaper drone, forcing it to crash. Continue reading
Port of Antwerp Selects 6th NeTWorK for Automatic Drones
The Antwerp Port Authority has selected the 6th NeTWorK consortium, a collaboration between
DroneMatrix, Proximus and SkeyDrone, for the roll-out of a large-scale and innovative drone
project. Continue reading
How a Penny-Stock Company Sold the Pentagon on Small Drones for Ukraine
Cyberlux Corp., a penny-stock company traded on the over-the-counter market, recently made a foray into drone production and had pitched the Pentagon for Ukraine business without luck. So executives with the North Carolina lighting company decided to cut through the U.S. military’s red tape and take its product directly to the Ukrainians. Continue reading
What is the Best Drone Defeat Technique?
What technique best defeats rogue drones? This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and accessible—continue to increase dramatically. Continue reading