Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401) announced Jan. 11 its first acquisition under the Replicator 2 initiative, awarding a contract for two DroneHunter F700 systems, expected to be delivered by April. Continue reading
EagleNXT Establishing US Drone Manufacturing Center and Consolidating Operations in Texas
– AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. has announced the relocation of its global headquarters from Wichita, Kansas, to Allen, Texas, located in the northeast Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. The move marks a significant milestone as EagleNXT positions itself for accelerated growth in the rapidly expanding unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industry. Continue reading
Nine F-111F’s Flew 6,400 Miles for REVENGE
On April 14, 1986, Karma 52 checked in over the Mediterranean, its radar altimeter steady just a few hundred feet above the sea. The F-111F was part of an 18-ship U.S. Air Force strike package bound to hit the literal beating heart of Libya—each jet armed with two 2,000-pound Pave Way II laser-guided bombs. Continue reading
US Navy F-35 Pilots Train Controlling Drones with Touchscreen Tablets
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) achieved a milestone in advancing F-35 Lightning II integration with the Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) during a recent tactical demonstration in its Joint Simulation Environment (JSE). Continue reading
GA-ASI and USN Test Expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System For MQ-9B SeaGuardian
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Navy continue to expand the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability of the MQ-9B SeaGuardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
DIU to Fund ‘Unjammable’ Magnetic Navigation Tech
To counter increasingly pervasive jamming of GPS signals, the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is launching a programme to mature magnetic navigation, or “magnav,” systems. Continue reading
Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies Sign MOU to Explore New Affordable Air Defence Capability
– Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Frankenburg Technologies to explore the development of a new and affordable air defence system in response to the increase of one-way attack drones. Continue reading
MatrixSpace Launches Portable 360 Radar for Rapid, Resilient Counter-Drone Operations Anywhere
– MatrixSpace, a leader in portable AI-enabled radar for counter-UAS (C-UAS), announces the availability of its revolutionary Portable 360 Radar. Continue reading