A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-4C Triton takes to the skies over the California desert as the Triton low-rate initial production schedule progresses. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $14M Contract Awards for Drone System Logistics Support
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a National Security Solutions provider and industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that it has recently received approximately $14 million in contract awards for logistics support, spares, consumables, and support needed to address the growing demand for Kratos’ customer drone system operations. Continue reading
Russia will use Soviet-Era Biplanes to Draw Out Ukrainian Air Defenses
The Russian military has quietly tested new ways of defeating Ukrainian air defense systems using Soviet-era AN-2 Colt biplanes. Continue reading
French Renewable Hydrogen Production Company Raises an Extra $19M
Lhyfe, a world pioneer and pure player in renewable hydrogen production, has announced that it has raised funds for a third time, for a sum of €17 million. Most of the funds came from Andera Partners via its new green infrastructure investment fund Andera Infra. Ovive (part of Les Saules group) and the risk capital company SFLD (Société Financière Lorient Développement) also backed Lhyfe in this fundraising. Continue reading
British Parts Found on Downed Russian Drones in Ukraine and EU
British parts were reportedly found in Russian-made spy drones captured by Ukrainian and Lithuanian troops. The part was discovered by researchers to be one of the European kits found on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) deployed in Ukraine and neighboring countries during a conflict in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
FAA Reaches 1 M Airspace Authorizations for Drone Pilots
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its millionth airspace authorization for drone pilots to use busy airspace safely. The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) automates the process for drone pilots to quickly gain authorization and provides Air Traffic professionals with awareness of where drones may be operating. Continue reading
Verizon 5G & Caltech to Enable Drones to Navigate Weather
Verizon engineers are exploring how its 5G Ultra Wideband, mobile edge compute and artificial intelligence (AI) can help drones detect, interpret and respond to changing weather conditions in real time. Verizon deployed its 5G Ultra Wideband network and edge compute platform at the Caltech Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST). Continue reading
Shield AI and VSK Tactical to Provide V-BAT 128 Unmanned Aircraft to Brazil
Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of unmanned aircraft to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, announced it has signed a contract with VSK Tactical, through reseller and facilitator Contingent Global, to provide Brazil with V-BAT 128 unmanned aircraft systems.