Military
GA-ASI Completes MQ-9B 'Flight Into Known Icing' Flight Tests
The MQ-9B SkyGuardian and its maritime variant, SeaGuardian, are multi-mission, multi-domain RPA that can operate in cold weather conditions
Editor
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Boeing Sees Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones
Interceptor
Ukrainian Drone Firm Controls Interceptor from 1,240 Miles
"An incredible record: controlling a Sting at a distance of 2,000 km thanks to Hornet Vision Ctrl. The pilot, who was in another country, was controlling a Sting interceptor that was operating in Ukraine's north."
Testing
Japanese Startup Develops Wooden Drone for Under $450 per unit
JISDA launched the ACM-01 Shiraha, a fully Japanese-made fixed-wing drone with a 1.9-meter wingspan costing approximately $450 per unit. The wooden-frame drone is designed for high-volume training use and is available as part of JISDA's Skill House drone training and resupply package.
CCA
Air Force’s Experimental Ops Unit Flies and Maintains Anduril CCA
Operators used a ruggedized laptop to upload mission plans, start autonomous taxi and takeoff procedures, send new orders to the drone in-flight, and manage data and checks once the flight was done. Anduril’s Menace-T command solution was the main ground element for flight operations
Electronic Sub-Systems
U.S. Army Strengthens Gray Eagle with New ELINT Upgrade
“Combining long-range detection with the range and persistence of the Gray Eagle platforms ensures that commanders always know when an adversary IADS is operating,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander.
Military
Japan to Buy Drones to Replace Apache Fleet
The transition from manned attack helicopters to unmanned systems is one of the most significant structural shifts in GSDF aviation in decades
Propulsion
Beehive Industries Gets $30M U.S. Air Force Contract by for Frenzy Engine Family Development
Qualification of 3D-printed Frenzy 8 Engine Enables Operational Readiness, Vehicle Integration, and Scalable Production to Meet the Nation’s Surge Demand for Swarm-Class Drones
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Shaheds for $41K Available Online from China
Our experienced team offers R&D, assembly, tuning, and flight test services before delivery, as well as professional training and technical support after-sales.
C-UAS
General Atomics Pitches Mojave as a STOL Drone Hunter
“Mojave STOL provides the versatility that the U.S. Army and others need for the future, with the endurance and persistence they’ve come to rely on, underpinned by experience gleaned from almost 10 million total flight hours”
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
AV Introduces MAYHEM 10 Multi-Role Launched Effects
MAYHEM 10 deploys from air, ground, and maritime platforms to extend host-platform standoff and enable threat detection and engagement at range. It pushes sensing and effects 100 km forward, allowing forces to operate outside threat envelopes while maintaining mission effectiveness.
FPV
US Tank Crews Defeated by Ukrainian Tennis Balls in NATO Exercise
Despite Ukrainian combat experience and the introduction of anti-drone protective structures on armoured vehicles in NATO countries, including the Netherlands and France, the United States has yet to take systematic steps in this area.