UAM/UTM
It’s unfortunate to learn that Altitude Angel has entered administration. The company played a pivotal role in the UK drone ecosystem, providing an accessible, centralised platform for UAS operators to review airspace restrictions and obtain digital flight authorisations within controlled zones. On 7 October 2025, FRP Advisory were appointed
Agriculture
The words chainsaw, drone, automation and safety don’t immediately conjure up a vision of safety, but a group of researchers at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have developed an AI-driven chainsaw drone that offers a safer alternative for humans needing to work in high-risk arborist situations such
The police-tech giant Flock Safety is now selling its drones to the private sector to track shoplifters. Keith Kauffman, a former police chief who now leads Flock’s drone efforts, described the ideal scenario: A security team at a Home Depot, say, launches a drone from the roof that follows
C-UAS
Russian air defense units are now equipped with Chinese radar systems designed to detect and track unmanned aerial vehicles. The technology is being integrated into counter-drone units to enhance targeting and guidance of FPV interceptors used against Ukrainian drones. Russian forces have acquired FSTH-LD02 and FSTH-LD03 radar systems manufactured by
Video
June 27, 1950. Seoul has fallen. At Suwon Airfield, American civilians are trapped as North Korean fighters strafe the runway, destroying transports one by one. Enemy armor is twenty miles away and closing. North Korean radar picks up five unidentified contacts approaching from the sea. The flight leader squints through
C-UAS
Belgian defense firm Thales is developing a low-cost laser-guided rocket to help Ukraine counter Russian drone swarms, the latest development in an ongoing effort by EU members to supply affordable air defense systems. The 70mm FZ275 LGR is designed to detonate mid-air, releasing a cloud of tungsten fragments capable of
FPV
* Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, today announced the launch of its FANG line of NDAA-compliant First Person View (FPV) drones, starting with the 7-inch FANG F7. Initially developed through a U.S. military lab
C-UAS
Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has introduced a 2.75-inch (7-centimeter) Rocket Turret Vehicle capable of taking on drones and small surface threats. Designed for coast guard operations, the vehicle pairs a seven-tube rocket launcher with an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor suite, giving operators the
Business
* FN America, LLC announced that it has been awarded a Prototype Project Opportunity Notice (PPON) contract valued at $2 million, by the U.S. Army to further develop its submission for the Precision Grenadier System, a next-generation primary soldier weapon system and family of ammunition that enables precision engagements to
C-UAS
Robin Radar got into drone detection in the early 2010s, when the company needed predictable targets to validate its bird-spotting radars, founder and CEO Siete Hamminga recalls. In the end, the company turned to drones, their controlled flight allowing to validate detection – a practical move that would prove to be
China is advancing efforts to challenge one of the world’s most widely exported combat drones, the Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2, with a new domestically developed system undergoing flight testing. At the AVIC test range, engineers are putting the CH-3D combat drone through a series of evaluations. The aircraft, developed by
Agriculture
Agricultural drones are rapidly evolving, and spray drones are at the forefront of this transformation. Offering farmers faster, more precise spraying methods, these machines are becoming a cornerstone of modern farming. However, operating spray drones isn't for the faint-hearted. As the video "10 Challenges Spray Drone Pilots