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Weapons Systems

Latest GA Autonomous Jet Demo Features Live Air-to-Air Engagement Capability

* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and General Atomics Integrated Intelligence, Inc. (GA-Intelligence) successfully completed a groundbreaking demonstration on July 8, integrating technologies across multiple affiliates to showcase long-range kill chain effects, including an autonomous air-to-air engagement. The flight integrated local and global sensor fusion to deliver real-time situational awareness

C-UAS

Ukraine Deploys New 'Berserk' Robot to Jam Enemy Drones

A ground-based robotic electronic warfare system known as Kvertus AD Berserk has entered serial production in Ukraine, representing a significant advancement in the country’s technological response to aerial threats on the battlefield. The announcement was made on July 21 by Yaroslav Filimonov, CEO of the defense technology company Kvertus,

Testing

Heven Demonstrates Fuel Cell UAV Flight at 12,000 ft

* Zepher Flight Labs (ZFL), a Heven company, announced that its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Z1 successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), followed by a continuous 11,000-foot climb to a density altitude (DA) of 12,000 feet during the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission phase. Part

Test Ranges

Project ULTRA Contract Ceiling Raised to $100M from $18M

U.S. Sen. John Hoeven announced a $100 million contract ceiling extension for Project ULTRA that will allow expansion of UAS operations at GrandSKY. The ULTRA team, led by Grand Forks County, includes the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, which supports the development of uncrewed flight capabilities for the Department

Testing

Jammed and Confused: Alaska Trial Shows Pitfalls of Fielding US Drones

During the last few weeks of June, dozens of aircraft gathered on the flight line at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska as part of Red Flag — a premier, multinational exercise the base hosts each year. The event offers a venue for the U.S. and its allies to demonstrate

Video

Messerschmitt Me 210 - the Flawed Aircraft that Doomed Germany

The Messerschmitt Me 210 was a German heavy fighter and ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Design started before the war, as a replacement for the Bf 110. The first examples were ready in 1939, but they proved to have unacceptably poor flight characteristics due to serious wing planform and

Data Links & Communications

Silvus Technologies Introduces StreamCaster 4400 XTREME - Ultra-Ruggedized MANET Radio

* Silvus Technologies, Inc., a leading global supplier of advanced wireless networking solutions, has announced the launch of the StreamCaster 4400 XTREME (SC4400X) MANET radio. Delivering high-fidelity video, voice, and IP data communications in an ultra-ruggedized form factor, the SC4400X is purpose-built for maritime, littoral, and other highly corrosive environments where

C-UAS

DIU Unveils C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge Finalists

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command representatives, today announced the selection of ten finalists to advance in the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) challenge.

Business

Denmark Buys Four MQ-9B SkyGuardians from GA-ASI

Denmark and the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) have announced the procurement of four MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. The purchase includes three Certified Ground Control Stations. Denmark joins a growing list of European countries that have selected MQ-9B for its multi-domain capabilities

BVLOS

Joby Hydrogen-Powered Autonomous Aircraft Emerges After Apparent 9-Hour Flight

On a scorching summer afternoon on a windswept airport tarmac in Eastern Oregon, an unusual aircraft became the center of bustling activity. Its shape was distinctive: squat and bulbous, almost egg-like, yet balanced by gracefully extended wings. It sat quietly amid a hive of ground crew members who hurried around

Law Enforcement

New York City's Drone Program to Stop Subway Surfing Saves Lives

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch announced on July 21 that 200 rescues have been made through the NYPD's drone and enforcement operations targeting subway surfing— a dangerous trend that has claimed lives and continues to put

Testing

Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Demonstrates Cross-Domain Logistics Capabilities at EDA's Inaugural OPEX Campaign

* Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) successfully participated in the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) first-ever Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign, showcasing its autonomous cross- domain logistics capabilities in a complex, simulated operational environment. Held over five weeks at the Italian Army’s Multifunctional Experimentation Centre (CEPOLISPE) and