BVLOS
There’s More to VLOS Than Meets the Eye
It is every drone pilot’s responsibility to see and avoid helicopters and all other aircraft, as well as remain well clear of and not interfere with other aircraft operations
Editor
Weapons Systems / Lasers
GA-ASI and USAF Demonstrate APKWS on MQ-9A Reaper
APKWS can increase the number of weapons the MQ-9A is able to carry, as well being able to carry new lower cost weapons.
Interceptor
TOP TEN INTERCEPTOR DRONES - Technical Ranking
The interceptor drone is one of the most effective solutions to combat the surge in the use of one-way effectors, loitering munitions, otherwise known as 'kamikaze drones' or strike drones.
Launchers
DARPA Wants Drone Swarms Packed into Unassuming Containers
Remotely triggered containerized drone swarms, potentially placed behind enemy lines, create a hard-to-defend-against threat from pretty much everywhere.
Swarms
Decoy UAS: Smart Air Defence
Decoy platforms require optimized guidance, navigation, and control systems capable of managing multiple UAS simultaneously, ensuring precise coordination, the maintenance of tactical formations, and operational safety in dynamic environments.
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Pentagon Announces Site Selections for Directed-Energy Counter-Drone Program
Developed in close coordination with the services, U.S. Northern Command and the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot program builds on several recent milestones that have advanced the safe domestic employment of directed-energy systems.
Regulations
FCC U-Turn Allows Software Updates for Foreign Drones and Routers until 2029
Under the updated waiver, manufacturers of affected devices will now be allowed to continue issuing software and firmware updates until at least January 1, 2029, provided the devices had already been authorized for use in the U.S. before being added to the FCC’s “Covered List.”
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Russia Reveals Jet-Powered Geran-5 Drone Resembling Ukraine’s Peklo System
The drone measures approximately six meters in length with a wingspan of around 5.5 meters, placing it closer in size to a small cruise missile than to a conventional Shahed-type loitering munition.
Business
Turkish Firm to Export 100,000 Kamikaze Drones
Pasifik Teknoloji is carrying out its first export through a framework agreement signed with a friendly and allied country. Opening the door to a new phase in its global growth journey with the export of 100,000 kamikaze drones.
Testing
Spanish Consortium's Flight Demonstration Validates Manned-Unmanned Teaming and Formation Flight
The UAV Navigation–Grupo Oesía flight control system, as a subcontractor to SATNUS, proved key to the success of the demonstration.
Propulsion
First Flight for DARPA’s XRQ-73 Hybrid-Electric Flying Wing Drone
Developed to advance propulsion technologies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) program, the XRQ-73 advances next-generation propulsion for lightweight autonomous aircraft
Data Links & Communications
Pierce Aerospace Selected to Build Remote ID Network for NASA
Solution paves the way for drone and Air Taxi Flight in the Bay Area