South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will launch air routes for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drone taxis dedicated to tourists in the island by 2025, as the first municipality in the country to do so. Continue reading
Lithuania’s Defence Ministry Budgets €36M for Procurement of Drones
The Lithuanian Defence Materiel Agency under the Defence Ministry has launched procurement procedures for 35 sets of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Ukraine Downs Iranian Drone used by Russia
Ukraine’s military claimed Tuesday for the first time that it encountered an Iranian-supplied suicide drone used by Russia on the battlefield, showing the deepening ties between Moscow and Tehran as the Islamic Republic’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers hangs in the balance. Continue reading
Boeing Demonstrates Open Autonomy Architecture for Manned-Unmanned Teaming with MQ-25
Boeing has digitally demonstrated a new open autonomy architecture for MQ-25 that will allow the U.S. Navy to increase mission effectiveness by integrating manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) capability at speed and scale. Continue reading
Taiwan Signs Procurement Contract for Four MQ-9Bs
Lost Russian Drone with Intelligence on Russian Army Found by Ukrainian Military
Intelligence about the location of invading Russian forces in Mykolaiv Oblast fell into the hands of the Ukrainian military, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Aug. 19. Continue reading
Chinese-Built ASN-209 Drone Crashes in Algeria
A Chinese-made ASN-209 surveillance drone crashed this Monday, September 12, 2022 in a field in M’sila, Algeria. Continue reading
Skyportz Announces Plans for Australia’s First Vertiport in Melbourne
Skyportz announced the design for the first vertiport in Australia to service the emerging electric air taxi industry at the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne. Continue reading