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.
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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)
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
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
Video
MiG-23 - Jet So Fast the US Had to Steal One
In a secret base buried deep within the Nevada desert, a pilot climbs into a jet unlike anything ever built on American soil. The controls are alien, scattered with no apparent logic, covered in strange, foreign letters. No ordinary pilot could ever decipher the maze of dials and switches. Yet
Business
UK Commits £600M in Air-Defence Capabilities for Ukraine
The UK has committed £600 million in air-defence capabilities, including cutting edge turrets that can shoot down Russian drones to support Ukraine through the winter, as Putin’s air campaign plunges homes, hospitals, and power stations into darkness. The support has already seen more than 1,000 missiles delivered
VTOL
Insitu Upgrades Integrator VTOL Launch and Recovery System
* Insitu, A Boeing Company, in collaboration with Hood Tech, releases the latest capability upgrades for the revolutionary Flying Launch and Recovery System (FLARES) for long-endurance Integrator UAS. These updates further enhance the resilience of the system to withstand the demands of the harshest environments on long deployments, with greater
Business
Northrop Grumman and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies to Deepen US-Hungary Defence Collaboration
* Northrop Grumman Corporation and 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen transatlantic cooperation by exploring collaboration in counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS), space and advanced weapons technologies. This collaboration intends to highlight their combined industry expertise to strengthen U.S. technological
Testing
General Dynamics Land Systems and AeroVironment Successfully Demonstrate PERCH Loitering Munitions Launcher on M1 Abrams Tank
General Dynamics Land Systems has announced a successful demonstration of the Precision Effects & Reconnaissance, Canister-Housed (PERCH) system, codeveloped with strategic partner AeroVironment (AV), at the U.S. Army’s Machine Assisted Rugged Sapper (MARS) event at Fort Hood, Texas. PERCH is a modular kit that integrates AV’s
Business
AV Awarded $13M Contract to Provide P550 UAS for US Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) Program
* AV, with partner Parry Labs, has been awarded a 3-year Other Transaction Agreement with an initial base contract value of $13.2M with additional options for a total potential contract value of $42M to provide the newly developed P550 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S. Army’s
Testing
China’s CH-7 Flying Wing Stealth Drone Flies
Video and stills just released by Chinese state media show China’s CH-7 stealthy flying-wing drone for the first time, being prepared for flight, taking off, and landing. It appears to be tailored for intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance (ISR), as well as possibly a secondary strike role. The