The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announces the formal transition of the Department’s first vetted UAS list, the Blue UAS Cleared List over to the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA). Created by DIU, the Blue UAS Cleared List contains commercial drones that have undergone security and performance assessments for UAS
The Defense Contract Management Agency’s Special Programs Unmanned Systems-Experimental, or US-X, launched its Blue List Unmanned Aircraft Systems website Dec. 3, creating an effective and flexible path for delivering critical drones and drone components to America’s warfighters. The website marks a successful Blue List responsibility change from the
Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s drone production has increased many times over, and the industry is now seen as one of the most promising for the coming years. But, as Verstka has learned, drone manufacturers and operators have no clear idea of what will happen
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* Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of autonomous aerial and ground robot intelligence through its Ondas Autonomous Systems (OAS) business unit and private wireless solutions through Ondas Networks, has announced that OAS has been selected as the prime contractor for a major development and commercialization program on behalf of a major
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* CX2 has announced Wraith, an airborne EW platform built to identify hostile emitters in the environments where GPS, communications, and traditional unmanned systems fail. Designed for contested environments, Wraith gives ground forces a clear picture of the RF spectrum and the ability to act on it. Modern battlefields are saturated
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* Lockheed Martin Skunk Works successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Alta X 2.0 drone modified by Drone Amplified. This test demonstrates how AI can automatically adjust an unmanned mission
An Egyptian defence firm has unveiled a new one-way attack (OWA) drone named “Jabbar-150,” a system that appears to draw significant design inspiration from Iran’s well-known Shahed-136 drone. According to a report by Defense Arabia, the development marks a major step in Egypt’s push toward building an integrated,
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The Heinkel He 178 was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Heinkel. It was the world's first aircraft to fly using the thrust from a turbojet engine. The He 178 was developed to test the jet propulsion concept devised by the German engineer
The War Department issued an RFI earlier this week to gauge industry's willingness and ability to make some 300,000 drones quickly and inexpensively. Part of the Secretary of War's plan included participating with other parts of government in building up the nascent U.S. drone
On Dec. 3, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new task force for the U.S. military’s first one-way-attack drone squadron based in the Middle East. CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS) four months after the Secretary of War directed acceleration of the acquisition and fielding of
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Ukraine’s drone makers are boosting frontline firepower with a new first-person view (FPV) drone designed for heavier payloads. Developed by Ptashka Drones, the 18-inch (46-centimeter) platform is reportedly the first of its size to enter full mass production in Ukraine. Test footage shows the drone carrying various munitions, proving
When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repeat. That’s why a team from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California took three research drones to