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The Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have launched a new $500 million Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program aimed at boosting state and local capabilities to detect, track, and monitor drones that could threaten public safety or critical infrastructure. Continue reading
On June 20, 1965, two MiG-17s circled the smoking wreckage of an F-4 Phantom deep in North Vietnam, the first of its kind shot down in the war. The MiG pilots expected what usually came next: more Phantoms screaming in at twice the speed of sound. Then they heard a sound that didn’t belong in 1965: the deep, thundering growl of massive propellers. Continue reading
– GKN Aerospace has entered into a collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to develop and demonstrate a flying unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capability within 18 months. Continue reading
Amazon is facing a federal probe after one of its delivery drones downed an internet cable in central Texas last week. Continue reading
–Uvision Group, a global pioneer in smart integrated systems, has announced the complete acquisition of SpearUAV, an Israeli defence tech company, developer of encapsulated AI-based loitering systems. Continue reading
– Parrot has announced that its latest generation of professional micro-UAV systems, ANAFI UKR, has been selected by a major European Defence Force, with one of its leading distribution partners acting as prime contractor, in a competitive 3- year procurement program aimed at modernizing tactical reconnaissance and situational- awareness capabilities across frontline units. Continue reading
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) celebrates Zipline‘s $150 million funding from the U.S. State Department to triple its lifesaving drone delivery network, a milestone that builds on the Foundation’s catalytic early support and cements their role in pioneering drone-enabled HIV care across Africa. Continue reading
Ukrainian first-person view (FPV) drones are reportedly hitting targets more accurately with a new AI-guided system that developers said can keep working even under heavy electronic warfare (EW). Continue reading