A French Reaper drone on a surveillance mission in international airspace over the eastern Mediterranean was the target of intimidation by a Russian SU-35 fighter jet, France's Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. The incident comes as European countries scramble to boost defence spending and increase
The U.S.Air Force’s first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft are fighters, the first unmanned aircraft to carry such a designation, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin announced in a keynote address at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 3. General Atomics’ CCA will be called
BVLOS
-- uAvionix has announced the launch of Casia G Release 4.0, a software update that enables nighttime detection of aircraft and expands Casia G’s capabilities to support 24/7 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) UAS operations. With the software enhancement, Casia G unlocks BVLOS operations up to 400
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* Diehl Defence exhibited its Sky Sphere drone defence system at this year's Enforce Tac trade fair, which took place in Nuremberg from February 24 to 26. The focus was on the new eMissile CICADA, which is designed to defend against threats from class 1 and 2 drones and
The latest version of Bayraktar TB2, Turkey’s first-ever indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), marks nothing short of the aircraft’s rebirth—now equipped with a turbo engine and advanced artificial intelligence. The next-generation Bayraktar TB2T-AI, set to tilt the balance of power on the battlefield
Morocco has recently acquired the Chinese-made TB-001K drone, known as the 'Twin-Tailed Scorpion', as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to modernize its military capabilities and diversify its defense suppliers. The acquisition comes as Morocco, ranked 59th in global military power according to the
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* General Atomics has announced the strategic acquisition of North Point Defense, Inc. (NPD), a leading provider of Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) exploitation software and sensor integration, by General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-III), formerly known as General Atomics Commonwealth Computer Research, Inc. This acquisition enhances GA’s capabilities in the
China’s deployment of its most advanced long-range surveillance drone to the South China Sea is a major challenge to US stealth aircraft and air superiority in the region, according to a Chinese military commentator. China’s large, jet-powered, twin-fuselage WZ-9 Divine Eagle drone has been
In a significant move to bolster local manufacturing and European cooperation, Quantum Systems, a German innovator in drone technology, welcomed a high-level delegation to its Ukrainian manufacturing site. The visit, led by the Minister for Strategic Industries Herman Smetanin, aimed to provide a first-hand look at the company&
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Russian soldiers have found a novel way to get around their lack of heavy-lift drones: strapping four small drones to a frame to create a device known as “Vobla.” A wide variety of these unlikely contraptions have appeared in recent months, and they now carry supplies to the front.
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* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $31,655,451 modification (P00027) as an undefinitized contract action to previously awarded (FA8689-22-C-2014) for Royal Netherlands Air Force contractor logistics support services. The modification brings the total cumulative face value of the
Testing
The UK Royal Navy has used its new mini-helicopter drone for the first time on drug-hunting operations in the Middle East. At just three metres (10ft) long, yet capable of sorties lasting up to five hours at ranges well over the horizon, Peregrine is the first remotely-piloted