Business
The British Army’s close combat soldiers will soon receive a cutting-edge weapon sight that will give them a tactical advantage countering uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). The SmartShooter SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System will give dismounted soldiers the ability to achieve a high probability of a hit
Regulations
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that Transport Canada has accepted the Company’s declaration for its Canary remote piloted aircraft (“RPA”) to now be operated over people. This is the final milestone in the development of the Canary RPA, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s commitment to
Business
UMS SKELDAR and Hydronalix have announced a co-operation agreement at the Modern Day Marine event, due to be held between June 27th and 29th, 2023, in Washington DC, USA. The agreement will feature UMS SKELDAR’s SKELDAR V-200 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) equipped with one of Hydronalix’s
Research
The Antarctic continent conjures visions of white ice and blue sky. But not far from Australia’s Casey Station, 3,880 km due south of Perth, moss beds emerge verdant and green. Sadly, the health of these moss beds is declining due to changing climate conditions, ozone depletion and heatwaves.
Drone Light Shows
The skies of Bordeaux were illuminated by drones on June 23 and 24. About 400 drones lit up the sky during the Bordeaux Fête le Vin- Bordeaux Wine Festival. The flight of drones was performed to music, a choreography that can be seen from the Bordeaux Fête le Vin site.
Business
The 500th Bayraktar TB2, Turkey's first national armed unmanned aerial vehicle, exported to most countries in the world, came off the production line. The exit of the national SİHA Bayraktar TB2 with tail number T500 from the production line was celebrated with a ceremony held at Özdemir Bayraktar
Military
U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has conducted a landing on a remote dirt strip for the first time. Connected with the landing, the service also demonstrated the MQ-9's ability to carry small, but critical cargoes. This comes as the Air Force and others look
Business
Following the recent announcement that NATO member Estonia has purchased long-range loitering munitions from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), the company has signed separate contracts with three additional NATO countries worth several millions of dollars to supply Rotem loitering munitions. Rotem is a unique combat-proven Vertical Takeoff and Landing
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Poway, California, has been awarded an $8,348,999 modification (P00016) to contract FA8650-22-C-2200 for the off board sensing station, bringing the total cumulative value of this contract to $58,110,985. This contract modification increases the cost ceiling to provide for a
Time appears to be running out for the A-10—the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) announced June 23 that it will allow the Air Force to retire 42 A-10s as part of its 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, approved this week. The Senate panel’s decision follows on
DARPA has selected nine companies to produce initial operational system and demonstration system conceptual designs for a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial system (UAS) that can be deployed and retrieved without the large mechanical launchers and landing/recovery equipment used today. The AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And
Electronic Sub-Systems
RTX is developing a 1 megawatt electric generator for the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as part of its Advanced Turbine Technologies for Affordable Mission-Capability program. The low-spool generator could have multiple applications for future manned and unmanned military platforms. With the addition of advanced mission systems, avionics