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SEALSQ Brings Quantum Technology to UAV Markets
* SEALSQ Corp., a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, recently announced that it is bringing its quantum technology to the rapidly expanding market of professional drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and professional drones. SEALSQ has already established strategic partnerships
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Kalashnikov Announces First Flight of KUB-10E Attack Drone
The Kalashnikov Concern has released a video featuring the first flight of the KUB-10E, a new guided munition (GM) model in the KUB family. It is designed to target enemy light vehicles and armored personnel carriers, command posts, air and missile defense facilities, communications surveillance and jamming sites, logistics infrastructure,
Testing
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-Based Transport of Research Blood in Japan
* ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter's partner in Japan, haa tested the transport of research blood1 using Wingcopter's delivery drone in a research project. Together with ANA Holdings and the local blood center of the Japanese Red Cross, research blood was flown between the cities of Urasoe and Nago
Business
Elbit Systems Gets $60M Contract to Supply C-UAS Solution to a NATO European Country
* Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded a contract worth approximately $60 million to supply its multi-layered Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) to a NATO European country. The contract will be performed over a period of 3 years. As part of the contract, Elbit Systems will deliver its ReDrone modular Counter-UAS
Business
Baykar Acquires Piaggio Aerospace
The Ministry of Business and Made in Italy has authorized the Extraordinary Commissioners of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation – the two companies in extraordinary administration that operate under the Piaggio Aerospace brand – to proceed with the sale of all the business complexes conducted to the Turkish company Baykar MakinaSanayi
Iran’s Shahid Bagheri Drone Carrier Begins Sea Trials
Analysis from November and December 2024 suggests that Iran’s Shahid Bagheri drone carrier has likely commenced its first sea trials, signaling a critical juncture in the country’s ongoing efforts to modernize its navy and expand its capabilities in asymmetric naval warfare. This development marks a key moment not
C-UAS
UK Successfully Tests Drone Killer Radiowave Weapon
British soldiers have successfully trialled for the first time a game-changing weapon that can take down a swarm of drones using radio waves for less than the cost of a pack of mince pies. The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW) development system can detect, track and engage a range
Ukrainian Naval Drones Down 2 Russian Helicopters
Two Russian helicopters were downed in a recent strike by the Ukrainian-made Magura V5 naval strike drones, Ukraine's military intelligence agency (HUR) reported on its Telegram channel. HUR earlier reported on Dec. 31 that one of its units had downed an aerial target with the Ukrainian-made Magura drone
Events
ZALA Lancet-E On Show at Vietnam Defence Expo 2024
ZALA's Lancet-E unmanned aerial system was displayed at the Vietnam Defence Expo 2024 international arms exhibition in Hanoi. ZALA presented the export analogue of the well-known Lancet series guided munitions carrier for the first time in Southeast Asia, attracting considerable interest. The ZALA exposition was visited by Pham
C-UAS
Kalashnikov Buckshot: ‘Worse Than Nothing’ Against Drones?
New videos on Russian social media analyzed in detail at The Armourer’s Bench website provide a do-it-yourself guide for creating anti-drone buckshot rounds for the ubiquitous AK-74 assault rifle. This seems to be something of a trend, which is not surprising when infantry combat is rare and drone attacks
Ukraine's Long-Range Taipan 100 Bomber Drone Aims to Disrupt Russian Supply Lines
The KOLO Charitable Foundation announced* the delivery of two Taipan-100 bomber drones to Ukrainian special forces, specifically the Tymur Special Unit. This contribution, valued at $146,000, was funded through the Hurkit crowdfunding project. The equipment provided includes advanced systems designed to enhance the offensive and reconnaissance capabilities of Ukrainian