Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
* Airbus Defence unveiled a European-made anti-drone drone concept with elements of autonomy this week, piggybacking on a training dummy design from 20 years ago. With LOAD — short for Low-Cost Air Defence — the European aerospace giant seeks to address one of the main challenges in modern air defense:
* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Belgian Ministry of Defence completed the first flight of a new MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) that will be the first SkyGuardian delivered to Belgium as part of a four-aircraft purchase. The flight was based out of GA-ASI’s
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Laser technology is now being used to target and destroy Russian drones, including Shahed UAVs. This places Ukraine among a select group of nations deploying next-generation defense technology. "We can now shoot down aircraft at altitudes of more than 2 kilometers (1.2 miles)," said Vadym Sukharevskyi,
– Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced that Sentera Sensors and Drones, a provider of advanced sensors and data, has joined the Thermal by FLIR program. Integrating FLIR Boson thermal camera modules into the Sentera 6X Thermal Series adds new high-precision thermal mapping capabilities to their
– HSWERX, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) innovation hub, selected MatrixSpace Radar to provide advanced air detection to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The technology has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Due to the limitations of
The UK Civil Aviation Authority will take on a new role to monitor and enforce new product standards for drones in the UK, improving safety and supporting the sector's further growth. On Monday 17 March 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, named the UK Civil Aviation
Business
* Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art AI-powered autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced a partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to accelerate development of AI pilots, a core technology for KAI's manned/unmanned teaming capabilities by utilizing Shield AI'
Business
BRITAIN’S longest-running aircraft factory has built it all – from Spitfires and Seafire planes to the Sea King, Lynx and Merlin helicopters. But now a crack team of engineers at the Leonardo facility in Yeovil, Somerset, are working on the next big revolution: a helicopter that flies itself. The
Events
One of the aircraft competing to be the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) first-ever uncrewed fighter jet is making its overseas debut at the 2025 Avalon air show. American defence start-up Anduril has brought a full-scale model of its Fury design to Australia, with an eye
On a recent Friday in Omdurman, a city just across the Nile River from Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the Rapid Support Forces [RSF], a paramilitary group locked in a brutal civil war, claimed a significant strike against the Sudanese Armed Forces [SAF]. According to multiple reports circulating on social media
The British and United States Armies have launched Project VANAHEIM, an initiative aimed at improving Counter-Uncrewed Air Systems (C-UAS) operations, with a focus on detecting, tracking, identifying, and neutralising Class 1 Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) threats, according to a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published by the UK Ministry
The TD550D coaxial unmanned helicopter system has received its type certificate from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the first of its kind to have obtained such certification in China, its developer said last week. Its certification fills a gap in China's airworthiness certification for unmanned helicopter