AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the two latest additions to its AV_Halo unified mission software platform:
PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing VTOL UAS to Royal Australian Navy
PteroDynamics Inc., an innovator in autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft systems, has been awarded a contract by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) to supply Transwing VTOL unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support RAN’s autonomous maritime distributed logistics capabilities. Continue reading
US Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
The U.S. Navy recently designated DESIL as the official schoolhouse for the Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), seven of which sit on Navy ships. The courses will build the fleet’s knowledge base on that system specifically and directed energy more broadly, while also enabling sailors to earn a new Laser Weapon System Operator Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) that NSWC PHD spearheaded. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes First Flight of MQ-9B with AEW Pods
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the first time with Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods. The much-anticipated AEW capability is being provided through a partnership with Saab. Continue reading
Ukraine’s First Guided Aerial Bomb is Combat-Ready
A Ukrainian company has produced the country’s first guided aerial bombs capable of striking targets “dozens of kilometers” behind enemy lines with 250-kilogram warheads, giving Kyiv a homegrown equivalent to Russia’s cheap, devastating glide bombs, the Ministry of Defense announced. Continue reading
Pentagon Drone Defence Marketplace Broadens Allied Access to C-UAS Capabilities
International agreements with key allies continue to expand access to counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities. The U.S. secretary of the Army and key leaders from Australia, Poland and the Republic of Korea recently signed agreements enabling each country to procure C-UAS technologies through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 drone defence marketplace. Continue reading
Teledyne FLIR Defense Announces New ‘Block 2’ Upgrades to Rogue 1 Lethal UAS
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at SOF Week the release of Rogue 1 Block 2, a major upgrade of the revolutionary lethal unmanned aerial system first launched at SOF Week 2024. Continue reading
de Havilland Vampire – the Wrong Little 500mph Jet Fighter
By the time the de Havilland Vampire finally took to the skies in 1945, Nazi Germany was collapsing, and the jet would never fire a shot in the conflict it was designed for. But what came next changed everything. Continue reading