The CEO of Baykar, Turkey’s largest drone manufacturer and a major global producer of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, has pledged to rebuild the company’s factory in Ukraine, which was destroyed in a Russian missile strike. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $96M US Army Next-Generation C-UAS Missile Contract
– AeroVironment, Inc. has been selected to deliver the U.S. Army’s Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM). Along with this selection, AV was awarded a $95.9 million contract for the U.S. Army’s Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor (LRKI) program through the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC) Aviation & Missile Technology Consortium (AMTC). Continue reading
AeroVironment and Korean Air Sign MoU to Advance Medium UAS for the Republic of Korea
– AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that positions Korean Air as its priority partner in the Republic of Korea. Continue reading
Shield AI Unveils X-BAT, an AI-Piloted VTOL Fighter Jet for Contested Environments
– Shield AI has announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. Continue reading
Startup Raises $60M to Fight Wildfires with Water Cannons on Drones
– Seneca, the resilience technology and infrastructure company, announced its public launch and a $60 million financing round. The round, believed to be the largest venture capital round in fire technology to date, was led by Caffeinated Capital and Convective Capital, with participation from First Round Capital, Transition VC, Advance Venture Partners, Nextview Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Stepstone Group, DCVC, Offline Ventures, Roar Capital, and Slow Ventures. Continue reading
Startup Introduces Mobile Charging Station
Defense technology startup Valinor is looking to improve unmanned aerial system operations with its new networked docking station designed for the remote environments of future battlefields. Continue reading
German Pilot Tested Captured American P-47 Thunderbolt – What he Discovered Changed Everything
November 10, 1943, Rechlin test facility. Hauptmann Hans-Werner Lerche climbed into the cockpit of a captured P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed “Beetle.” Intelligence briefings had told him American fighters were crude, mass-produced machines built by a nation better at making refrigerators than aircraft. Continue reading
Korean Air Unveils Three New Unmanned Aircraft at Seoul ADEX 2025
– Korean Air unveiled three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2025, taking place from October 17 to 24 at Seoul Airport in Seongnam and KINTEX in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Continue reading