The British Army began World War I with only two machine guns per infantry battalion. One gun was a spare, meaning the effective ratio was one per 1,000 soldiers. Historian John Ellis summarized, “For the British commanders, on the eve of the First World War, the machine gun simply
Events
During the Naval Defense Exhibition DIMDEX 2024 that was held this week in Doha, Qatar, the Austrian company Schiebel presented its advanced CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS), highlighting its versatile applications for both land and naval operations. The CAMCOPTER S-100, a product of years of innovation and
Propulsion
The North American Wave Engine Corporation, a developer of affordable next-gen propulsion technology and aerial systems, has demonstrated complete flight capability on a UAV using a jet engine that requires no moving parts. A demonstration flight included self-powered take-off, climb-cruise and landing. The propulsion system is
Inspections
Australian drone technology company Carbonix, LiDAR sensors and systems provider RIEGL and the innovative manufacturer of high-quality image capture software and hardware solutions Phase One have announced what they believe to be a significant milestone for aerial surveying and data acquisition. The three companies have successfully joined forces and
C-UAS
Russian first-person-view (FPV) drones are being "suppressed by our own electronic warfare," according to a Russian military blogger. Svyatoslav Golikov, one of Russia's prominent commentators on the war in Ukraine, said on Tuesday that a Russian source close to the captured eastern Ukrainian city
Russia has lost another major ship in the Black Sea after the $65 million USD Sergei Kotov patrol ship (of project 22160) was hit and sunk by Ukrainian naval drones, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) reported on Telegram on March 5. The attack by the Magura V5 sea drones
Video
The Tupolev ANT-25 was a Soviet long-range experimental aircraft which was also tried as a bomber. First constructed in 1933, it was used by the Soviet Union for a number of record-breaking flights.The ANT-25 was a single-engine low-wing monoplane, primarily of metal construction,
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
For the first time, the Russians demonstrated their new workshop, which is producing Geran loitering munitions. The released footage captures small teams of workers assembling the fuselage of the drone. Some of the Geran drones are painted black, while others remain light gray. Another part is also covered with a
Propulsion
On March 1, 2024, Japan's Hien Aero Technologies made headlines by successfully conducting Asia's first levitation test for a large, unmanned electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft powered by a gas turbine. This landmark event marks a significant step forward in the development of hybrid
Propulsion
The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, completed testing of the 400 Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL in January 2024. The tests, which were conducted with the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, saw the prototype successfully power an
Commercial
Omni Táxi Aéreo, Brazilian affiliate of Omni Helicopters International (OHI), a major Latin America air mobility solutions provider, announced that it has been awarded two contracts from Petrobras to operate unmanned aerial vehicles on offshore missions. The missions will perform beyond-line-of-sight ("BVLOS") flights, carrying 50
A new briefing from the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) highlights the active involvement of DJI, the prominent Chinese drone manufacturer, in ongoing atrocities in East Turkistan. UHRP urges governments to enforce broad-ranging human rights sanctions targeting DJI and other firms supplying the surveillance system in the Uyghur Region.