C-UAS
Epirus’ Leonidas High-Power Microwave Defeats Fiber-Optic Controlled UAS
Leonidas is the first EW-based counter-UAS technology to demonstrate effects against fiber-optic guided drones
Editor
C-UAS
Hellfire-Armed Drone-Killing Buggy Appears In Ukrainian Service
Based on a high-mobility chassis, the Hellfire-toting Tempest is a recent addition to Ukraine’s drone-hunting force.
Business
EagleNXT Supplies Drones to NATO in Kosovo
“Equipping NATO’s longstanding peace-support operation in Kosovo with our proven eBee VISION systems helps allied forces operate more efficiently, effectively, and safely"
Video
Nine F-111F’s Flew 6,400 Miles for REVENGE
The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark is a retired supersonic, medium-range fighter bomber
Military
F-35 pilots and Navy Collaborative Combat Aircraft Train Tactics
NAWCAD demonstrated how F-35 pilots can employ advanced tactics to command Collaborative Combat Aircraft in highly realistic virtual combat scenarios, accelerating readiness, refining unmanned-manned integration, and shaping future operational concepts for fifth-generation naval aviation.
Business
KONGSBERG Acquires Zone 5 to Develop Affordable Missiles
Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has signed an agreement to acquire the California-based missile company Zone 5 Technologies LLC, which designs and produces affordable, mass producible long-range strike and anti-drone missiles. The value of the transaction is undisclosed.
Business
Babcock and Frankenburg Technologies Partner on Maritime C-UAS Air Defence System
Frankenburg Technologies’ mission is clear: to bring affordability and scale to modern air defence
Testing
GA-ASI and USN Test Expanded Sonobuoy Dispensing System For MQ-9B SeaGuardian
"Expanding sonobuoy capacity, including Multi-static Active Coherent (MAC) technology for SeaGuardian, has been an integral part of our advanced ASW strategy to broaden and enhance search areas"
Law Enforcement
Inside New Police Drone Command Centre in Las Vegas
“This is a paradigm shift in police work. We’re able to get an aerial asset up so that we don’t have any surprises for our police officers."
Research
DIU to Fund Magnetic Navigation Tech
DIU expects to fund prototypes of multiple airborne platforms for magnetic navigation, including one that scans the ocean surface at 2,000 ft.
Business
US Investment Manager Charged with Anduril Pre-IPO Fraud
Giovanni Pennetta, manager of Sestante Capital, was arrested on Sunday at JFK International Airport and later charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft
C-UAS
Grand Forks AFB to Lead Point Defense Battle Lab
The Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) will drive innovation and collaboration across the Total Force to address the growing challenges from increasingly widespread use of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS).