Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed plans for a new long-range strike weapon under the codename Project Brakestop, which aims to produce a minimum of 20 units per month. According to a Prior Information Notice published on 25 September 2024, this one-way attack system will be capable of targeting
Russian Colonel Aleksy Kolomeytsev involved in training specialist for the Kremlin’s Shahed drone program has died in a targeted assassination near Moscow. On the night of September 27, in the Moscow Region, Russian Armed Forces Colonel Aleksy Volodymyrovich Kolomeytsev, head of the 924 State Center for Unmanned Aviation of
Inspections
The state-owned Deutsche Bahn plans to use long-distance drones to monitor its rail network in the future. Deutsche Bahn already uses drones to assess the condition of the tracks or to check the vegetation along the tracks. According to the company, the new drones have a significantly greater range of
Wildlife officials in Hawaii are using aerial drones to wage chemical warfare on coqui frogs by dumping citric acid on these invasive creatures, thereby killing them — along with any tadpoles and eggs. The officials are using drones to eradicate the frogs because they recently found a population of the amphibians
Testing
The first test flight of BAE Systems Australia‘s (BAESA's) STRIX Uncrewed Aerial System is scheduled for mid-October, with the company citing the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) platform as a unique combination of operation, range, and payload. Flight testing for the prototype, X-wing design was approved in
Events
* TEKEVER has unveiled new drone technologies at the REPMUS 2024 military exercise, marking the first time an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of its type has deployed sonobuoys. This technological advance significantly boosts maritime security capabilities by enabling underwater threat detection, including submarines, directly from drones. During the exercises, TEKEVER'
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to build one of the largest specialist anechoic chambers (or ‘silent hangar') in Europe to test how well aircraft and other vehicles can withstand jamming and other electronic warfare (EW) threats. A GBP 20 million (USD 26 million) contract has been awarded
Iran revealed its latest military advancements, including an upgraded version of the Shahed-136B suicide drone, during a military parade on Saturday. The unveiling coincides with increasing regional tensions and ongoing allegations that Tehran is supplying arms to Russia. The Shahed-136B, an enhanced version of Iran’s known one-way attack drone,
Events
China’s Zhuhai Air Show will this year highlight a range of counter-drone systems and some of the country’s most cutting-edge unmanned aerial vehicles performing in a new demonstration area. The biannual air show, the country’s biggest, is a much-watched event that features displays of China’s civilian
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The Vietnam War, with its relentless brutality, exposed a weakness in America's military machine that could no longer be ignored. The venerable C-130 Hercules, once the backbone of U.S. tactical airlift, was faltering under the demands of remote, unforgiving combat zones where short, rough airstrips turned every
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) contracted Schiebel to support multi-purpose maritime operations with its Unmanned Air System (UAS) CAMCOPTER S-100 in La Manche and the southern section of the North Sea. The operation aimed to assist the maritime authorities of Belgium and France across a variety of coast guard
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken a significant step in bolstering its military capabilities with the first flight of an MQ-9 Reaper over Dutch airspace. The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known for its surveillance and reconnaissance abilities, executed a practice mission over the northern regions of the Netherlands