News
This is the humiliating moment Russian troops nearly blow themselves up in a failed drone launch. The Russians attempt to send the weapon at Ukrainian targets on the battlefield before it explodes prematurely in a ball of flames. Source: YouTube
CCA
* Northrop Grumman unveiled Project Talon, an autonomous aircraft built to fly alongside manned fighters. As the latest addition to the company’s elite autonomous portfolio, Project Talon represents a paradigm shift in air dominance as an adaptive, collaborative teammate for combat missions. Project Talon combines greater mission versatility with the
CCA
* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates during November to showcase its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The company is currently undertaking a tour of the Middle East that’s designed to build upon the strong interest it sees in the region for
News
A fuel cell system from Intelligent Energy has powered the UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flight – a breakthrough in long-range aerial operations with the potential to transform emergency response, infrastructure inspection and deliveries to remote areas. The flight trial was coordinated by BT, with
News
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
News
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
News
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
Business
* 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
EW
* 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
AI
* 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
News
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,
Video
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