Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded a $61,068,139 modification (P00018) to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0021). Continue reading
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy – America’s $8 Billion Disaster that Refused to Die
Test pilot Leo Sullivan straps in and pushes the throttles, bringing the massive C-5A Galaxy’s TF39 turbofans to life. It’s taken years of painstaking engineering just to get here. It needed wings strong enough to carry two battle tanks and six helicopters across the world. Its landing gear and structural frames have been redrawn from scratch just to ensure this titan can stand on its own. But the result has been worth it. Continue reading
UK Will Not Send Watchkeeper Drones to Ukraine – Fleet to Be Decommissioned
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided not to deploy Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones to Ukraine and will instead decommission the fleet. Continue reading
Windracers View ULTRA UAV as the ‘Jeep of the Skies’
ULTRA is the heavy-lift, long-range drone developed by British company Windracers and used by Ukrainian forces for more than three years. Built as a modular platform, ULTRA can carry substantial payloads and deliver them precisely to designated locations. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Sentinel A4 Radar Moves Toward Full-Rate Production
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first Sentinel A4 radar from Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) 2 to the U.S. Army and completed Phase I of Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), moving the program closer to full-rate production. Continue reading
Airbus’ Giant Drone ‘Mothership’ for UAV Swarms Targets to Debut in 2029
Airbus SE says it will deliver a concept version of its A400M “mothership” cargo aircraft by 2029. Developed with a European customer, the concept uses a modular roll-on, roll-off system to deploy drones. Continue reading
GA-ASI and Mitchell Institute Award the 184th Attack Squadron with RPA Squadron of the Year
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Mitchell Institute named the 184th Attack Squadron from Ebbing Air National Guard Base the 2024 RPA Squadron of the Year. Continue reading
Nets Used to Catch Fish Now Catch Russian Drones
Nets once used to protect tulips in the Netherlands are finding new purpose: shielding Ukrainian soldiers and civilians from Russian drones. Continue reading