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The U.S. War Department has announced the 25 vendors invited to compete in Phase I of the Drone Dominance Program (DDP), an acquisition reform effort designed to rapidly field low-cost, unmanned, one-way attack drones at scale as part of strengthening America’s Arsenal of Freedom. Continue reading
Honeywell has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with South Korea’s LIG Nex1 to explore future collaboration on solutions for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market, including Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs), Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCAs), and selected space, electromagnetic defence, and cybersecurity applications. Continue reading
– Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) have completed a pioneering HTeaming flight campaign at a Singapore airbase, marking the first time an Airbus Flexrotor unmanned aerial system (UAS) operated alongside the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) H225M helicopter. Continue reading
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $61,068,139 modification (P00018) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0021). Continue reading
Test pilot Leo Sullivan straps in and pushes the throttles, bringing the massive C-5A Galaxy’s TF39 turbofans to life. It’s taken years of painstaking engineering just to get here. It needed wings strong enough to carry two battle tanks and six helicopters across the world. Its landing gear and structural frames have been redrawn from scratch just to ensure this titan can stand on its own. But the result has been worth it. Continue reading
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided not to deploy Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones to Ukraine and will instead decommission the fleet. Continue reading
ULTRA is the heavy-lift, long-range drone developed by British company Windracers and used by Ukrainian forces for more than three years. Built as a modular platform, ULTRA can carry substantial payloads and deliver them precisely to designated locations. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 2 to the U.S. Army and completed Phase I of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), moving the program closer to full-rate production. Continue reading