A team of researchers in northwest China says it has developed a way to use high-energy laser beams, not to destroy drones but to keep them in the air “forever”. Continue reading
Ukraine Aims to Develop Air-to-Air Combat Drones
Ukraine has bought some 1,400 drones, mostly for reconnaissance, and plans to develop combat models that can attack the exploding drones Russia has used during its invasion of the country, according to the Ukrainian government minister in charge of technology. Continue reading
Another Skylark Crashes In West Bank Area
On January 4, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that one of its drones crashed in the northern part of the Palestinian West Bank region. Continue reading
Percepto Gets FAA Approval for BVLOS Operations at 200 Feet
Percepto, an autonomous inspection and monitoring solution provider, announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allowed operators to use Percepto’s drone-in-a-box solution to perform highly automated Beyond Visual Line of Sight (HA BVLOS) inspection and monitoring operations at a large Texas solar power plant. Continue reading
Walmart Now Operates Drone Delivery in 7 States, Completes 6,000 Drone Deliveries
Walmart’s drone delivery program is soaring into the new year, having successfully completed its intended expansion plans for 2022. The company now operates, with its vendors, 36 drone delivery hubs across seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Utah and Virginia. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $26M US Navy Triton Upgrade Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Baltimore, Maryland, is awarded a $26,373,756 modification (P00012) to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00014-19-C-1032 for Triton electronic protection enhancements. Continue reading
GA-ASI Flies First M2DO MQ-9A Aircraft
On Nov. 10, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the first production MQ-9A Multi-Domain Operations (M2DO)-ready variant of the U.S. Air Force MQ-9A Reaper. Continue reading
1,500+ Drones Bought by Army of Drones Project
As part of the Army of Drones project, the government authorities of Ukraine have purchased 1,577 drones, 928 of which have already been handed over to the defenders of Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov has said. Continue reading