The announcement, made by Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy, represents more than a doubling of Australia’s existing counter-drone investment and is tied directly to the country’s newly released 2026 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program.
Part 108 introduces sweeping new operational requirements across pre-, during and post-flight documentation, personnel roles, risk-categorized operational areas, and mandatory continuous data reporting, and AirData's platform is already built to meet them.
In addition to publishing rules to permit routine operations over people and at night, FAA continues to work with stakeholders to understand how integration affects aviation safety and efficiency as well as the safety of people and property on the ground.
The Long-Range Loitering Munition UAV – KUZGUN is designed to navigate to identified targets within the operational area and conduct attack missions. Optimized for high-precision mission profiles, the system is equipped with a warhead to deliver decisive terminal effect on target.
Northrop Grumman secured a U.S. Army contract to advance the Improved Threat Detections System (ITDS), featuring the ATHENA sensor that enhances 360-degree threat detection and rapid identification of emerging aerial threats to improve aircraft survivability.