The UK and Belgium have signed up to be the founding Partnership Member Nations in the new MQ-9 International Cooperation (MIC) Support Partnership (SP) formed under the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). Other NATO and non-NATO nations will be invited to join the MIC SP as Members, Observers or
The US Air Force will put the Next Generation Air Dominance program on hold for a few months in order to see whether it is “on the right course” with the fighter that was intended to replace the F-22, Secretary Frank Kendall said July 30. However, all other aspects of
Business
On July 24, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Military Drone Operations Command to enhance collaboration in various fields including manned-unmanned teaming, drones, AAVs (Advanced Aerial Vehicles), and next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles. The signing ceremony saw the attendance of key representatives from both
C-UAS
Last month, Electro Optic Systems (EOS) joined innovators from across Canada and around the world for the Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program’s 2024 Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems (CUAS) Sandbox event. At the event, counter-drone prototypes were put to the test in realistic scenarios; EOS demonstrated its
Electronic Sub-Systems
The UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and JetCat have collaborated to integrate JetCat’s P300 PRO turbine into UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s VECTOR autopilots. This integration allows the autopilots to seamlessly control one of the most widely used turbines in the market, particularly for target drones, also known as the Unmanned Aerial
Military
A new type of Russian drone is being used in combat in Ukraine, reportedly a multirole long-range type that can undertake attack as well as surveillance missions. Known as the Gerbera, the drone, assumed to be of Russian production, is being seen as a complement to the widely used Iranian-designed
eVTOL
Honeywell and Odys Aviation, a developer of advanced hybrid Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the design of new Ground Control Stations to support the rollout of Odys Aviation’s hybrid VTOL aircraft in the Middle East and Pacific. Under
Transport
In a first for U.S. aviation, the FAA has authorized commercial drone flights without visual observers in the same Dallas-area airspace. The authorizations for Zipline International and Wing Aviation allow them to deliver packages while keeping their drones safely separated using Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) technology. In
Software
FlytBase, the drone autonomy software platform, has announced a strategic partnership with Pix4D, the photogrammetry platform for terrestrial and drone mapping. This integration will enable FlytBase users to seamlessly upload their drone-captured data directly to the online platform PIX4Dcloud, streamlining project management and minimizing manual interventions. Mapping the Way Ahead
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
The German Federal Ministry of Economics has authorized Donaustahl to manufacture and export MAUS drones. The company said that the new drones will go to the Ukrainian division of Kraken. According to the company, the MAUS system can be used for attacks on manpower and armored vehicles. The MAUS platform
C-UAS
On July 29, 2024, the Russian newspaper Sakhalin News announced that the Russian company Kursir had unveiled an important step in surveillance and technological management with the development of a radiogoniometric drone specialized in the rapid identification of radio interference sources. This new tool was revealed during the recent "
Propulsion
A team of Chinese researchers from the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China, has just published a paper on how to improve wireless power transmission system for micro unmanned aerial vehicles. Abstract Due to its limited load capacity, the piggybacking of wireless charging systems for micro