Weapons Systems / Lasers
AeroVironment, Inc. received additional funding of $64,565,126 on March 24 from the U.S. Army Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) project office for the procurement of Switchblade 300 loitering missile systems. This most recent firm-fixed-price contract increases the total funded amount of Switchblade systems under
Agriculture
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a provider of full stack flight hardware, sensors and software for commercial and government use, announced that it has been awarded a Multiple Award Schedule Contract (#47QSWA23D0050) by the General Services Administration, which is the centralized procurement arm of the federal government. According to Barrett Mooney,
Patents
U.S. aerospace company Textron Inc. won a $279 million verdict on Friday against Chinese drone maker DJI Technology, persuading a federal jury in Waco, Texas that DJI willfully infringed its patents. The jury agreed with subsidiary Textron Innovations Inc after a week-long trial that DJI's drones
Military
Japan reported an increase in air interceptions of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, even as it said that its overall fighter air scrambles had dwindled. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan
Weapons Systems / Lasers
In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for perhaps 80% of casualties on both sides. But while Ukraine has fewer guns firing fewer shells, they appear to be doing more damage even though, with some notable exceptions, they are using the
Targets
High demand for jet-powered unmanned aerial systems produced in Oklahoma City will lead Kratos Defense & Security Solutions to more than triple its local workforce. The California-based company, which has had a presence in Oklahoma City since 2018, surpassed a milestone this week in turning out its 100th
BVLOS
As part of its work to enable the safe integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAS) flying Beyond the Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) the UK CAA has developed an airspace policy concept using Temporary Reserved Areas (TRA) of airspace. To help test this concept it has launched a regulatory sandbox
Accidents
An unmanned aerial vehicle with an American engine crashed near Noginsk near Moscow, a spokesman for emergency services told RIA Novosti. "An unmanned aerial vehicle weighing about 100 kilograms was found on the outskirts of the Bogorodsky urban district near a garden partnership," the source said. When falling,
UFO
UAP are anything in space, in the air, on land, in the sea or under the sea that can't be identified and might pose a threat to U.S. military installations or operations. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, director of AARO, testified on April 19 at the Senate Armed Services
Military
American RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones may have conducted at least nine sorties since September 2022 to gather intelligence on Russian forces occupying Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and other areas in the Black Sea region, according to a leaked U.S. military document. If true, this would be a
Transport
SURVICE Engineering, partnered with Malloy Aeronautics, has been awarded a production contract with the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) to produce around 200 Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV) aircraft. The contract is believed to be result of the SURVICE-Malloy team taking
Inspections
French Aircraft storage, maintenance, and recycling firm TARMAC Aerosave, and Donecle, a manufacturer of drones specifically for aviation maintenance purposes, have signed an agreement to develop automated aircraft inspections. A 100% French autonomous drone designed for aircraft inspections At the Atlanta MRO Americas trade fair, TARMAC Aerosave and Donecle announced