Military
US Air Force Plans to Start its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit
The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new unit to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones.
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German Navy to Procure 8 MQ-9B SeaGuardians
The German Navy will receive four Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Systems from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for maritime long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
Business
European Maritime Safety Agency Selects Airbus Flexrotor Drone for Maritime Surveillance Missions
* Airbus has been awarded a €30 million framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to provide Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) services for multipurpose maritime surveillance with the Flexrotor Unmanned Aerial System. These services enhance Coast Guard missions by offering extended coastal range and long-endurance capabilities. “We are
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US Army Seeks MQ-1C Gray Eagle Replacement
For years, the MQ-1C Gray Eagle has occupied the skies for division-sized formations, but it requires a runway to launch. As battlefields become more complex, autonomized and rife with contested airspace, the U.S.Army wants a more advanced drone that isn’t tied to a runway and can finish
C-UAS
US Marines Train with M1014 Shotgun as Counter-Drone Solution Against Small Aerial Threats.
U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton used the M1014 shotgun in live counter-drone training during Exercise Steel Knight 25. The drills show how frontline units are adding practical, close-range tools to handle fast, low-flying aerial threats.
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Spain's Indra Group Acquires Wake Engineering’s UAS Technology
* Indra Group has reached an agreement with the CPS Group to acquire Wake Engineering’s unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) technology, with the aims of further strengthening its standing in the market and accelerating the development of capabilities so as to respond to the Special Modernization Programs and the huge potential
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Teledyne FLIR Defense Gets $42.5M US Marine Corps Drone Contract
* Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, recently announced that it has been awarded a $42.5 million contract by the U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command for Delivery Order 3 of its Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program. Teledyne FLIR Defense will deliver more than 600 of its advanced
Testing
Schiebel Successfully Concludes Initial CAMCOPTER S-300 Flights in France
Schiebel has successfully completed the first CAMCOPTER S-300 flight test campaign in France, marking an important milestone in the programme’s progression.
C-UAS
MatrixSpace Wins DIU, JIATF-401, USNORTHCOM, US ARMY C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, announced top-performing solutions for the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) challenge. * MatrixSpace
Control Stations
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND Expand Joint All Domain Command and Control for Advanced Mission Execution
* Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND collaborated to integrate the XTEND Operating System (XOS) into Skunk Works’ MDCX autonomy platform, allow simultaneous Command and Control (C2) of multiple classes of UAS, creating improved situational awareness for lower-level mission execution in joint all-domain C2 (JADC2) scenarios. In November, the two companies
C-UAS
Germany Opens Joint Drone Defence Centre in Berlin
Germany has inaugurated a Joint Drone Defence Centre [Gemeinsames Drohnenabwehrzentrum] (GDAZ) in Berlin to better detect and neutralize unauthorized drones in the future, with operations set to commence in January.
C-UAS
Rheinmetall Gets $1BN Skyranger 30 C-UAS Weapons Order from the Netherlands
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence is purchasing new air defence systems. The contract for these so-called Skyrangers was signed recently in Soesterberg. This purchase will give the Netherlands greater capabilities to defend itself against the threat of drones in the highest levels of violence. The contract includes the supply of