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US Air Force Deploys Reaper to Estonia

MQ-9 Reaper taxis toward the runway at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, March 1, 2019

In cooperation with the Estonian government and in support of our Baltic region allies and partner nations, U.S. Air Forces in Europe has temporarily relocated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft, personnel and support equipment assigned to the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2 to Amari Air Base, Estonia. Continue reading

Honeywell Forms UAS/UAM Business Unit

Honeywell has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) business unit will continue Honeywell’s momentum and leadership in these emerging markets, utilizing Honeywell’s technology, software, services and certification expertise to meet customers’ needs in these markets. Continue reading

Singapore to Trial 5G Supported Drones for Port Surveillance

Airbus Skyways drone

The Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”), M1 Limited (“M1”) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) have partnered with Airbus to conduct coastal 5G standalone (“SA”) network trials at the Singapore Maritime Drone Estate. Continue reading

‘Ninja Sword’ R9X Drone Airstrike Reported in Idlib

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A drone was filmed over Idlib on Sunday and allegedly carried out a strike on a car using the secretive R9X “ninja” missile, a modified version of a Hellfire missile that uses blades to kill instead of a warhead. Continue reading

France Accelerates UAV Procurement for French Navy

French Navy’s future tactical VTOL drone system

As part of a larger potential recovery plan to help the French aerospace industry cope with the current economic crisis, the French ministry of the Armed Forces announced on its Twitter account that the procurement of rotary and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the French Navy will be made ahead of schedule. Continue reading