Six Air National Guard jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily for months have returned to the U.S., a Guard official said. The A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft departed from Naval Air Station Sigonella last week and arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, Maj. Benjamin Hughes, a
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In the 2011 movie Captain America: The First Avenger, the eponymous hero battles the evil Nazi Red Scull onboard a sleek, menacing all-wing aircraft in the waning days of World War II. The future of freedom hangs in the balance as the sophisticated jet plane zooms toward New York
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The most important Indoor Aerobatic Aeromodelling event of 2025 – the FAI F3P World Championships for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft –starts this Sunday 2 February in Widen, Switzerland. The world's best senior and junior pilots will put their precision aerobatic manoeuvres to the test in the hopes of gaining
An ex-Danish Leopard 1A5 tank belonging to a Ukrainian army brigade survived at least eight hits by Russian first-person-view drones before potentially three more explosive FPV drones finally finished it off. The combat vehicle was spotted by Russian drone operators in one of the forest belts, after
Business
* Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, was awarded a $25,667,674 firm-fixed-price order (N0001925F0180) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0007). This order provides unmanned aircraft systems intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support services, to include pre and post deployment support, site survey, training, and coordination and data support
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The preliminary contract for the transfer of the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation – the two companies operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand - to the Turkish Company Baykar has been signed. The Italian Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy authorized the transaction on December 27, 2024.
Transport
Since launching in 2022 in the U.S., Amazon has safely delivered thousands of packages to customers in 60 minutes or less using a fleet of electric drones designed, built, and operated by Amazon. In 2023, Amazon announced its plans to launch drone deliveries in the UK through Prime Air.
* Lockheed Martin says the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter now has a firmly demonstrated ability to act as an in-flight ‘quarterback’ for advanced drones like the U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) with the help of artificial intelligence-enabled systems. The company states that
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* Shield AI, the defense technology company building an AI-powered autonomy software platform and tools for the world, announced that its V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has been selected by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) as the country’s first-ever maritime-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
C-UAS
* SMARTSHOOTER introduces its latest counter-UAS (C-UAS) solution: SMASH DOME. This lightweight, portable, and adaptable solution supports both covert and overt operations, delivering tactical area defense against Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). As drones continue to proliferate as low-cost, high-impact threats, traditional jammer-based methods have become less
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* Kitron has entered into a significant long-term contract for the production and services of advanced optical assemblies tailored for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and drone market. The contract is expected to generate revenues exceeding EUR 30 million in 2025. Production will be carried out at Kitron's
* Draganfly Inc. has announced that it has secured a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver enabling its small unmanned aircraft (sUA) to conduct operations over human beings and moving vehicles. This waiver marks a significant milestone for Draganfly and highlights its commitment to advancing the capabilities of UAV operations in complex