Propulsion
* ZeroAvia has announced the UK Government has awarded the company and consortium partners a grant towards a £10.8m project to develop a novel liquid hydrogen management system. The project, co-funded through the ATI Programme, will culminate in integration of the lightweight fuel system into a Dornier 228 before a
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The rapid growth of autonomous systems in defense and other sectors is creating new challenges in software deployment and management. Market analysis highlights this trend, with the global military drone and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market projected to expand at an estimated compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent
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Imagine a sky filled with dozens of synchronized drones, moving as one cohesive unit – this is UAV swarm technology, and it’s revolutionizing everything from search and rescue operations to precision agriculture. By combining advanced algorithms, mesh networking, and distributed intelligence, drone swarms represent the next frontier in autonomous aerial
Propulsion
The computer code that runs the MQ-9 Reaper will be overhauled in the next two years to test revolutionary new tools that would make its software 'much, much harder to hack.' A strong, lethal military demands cutting-edge and resilient software to power every weapon and support system our
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The City of Pendleton, owner and operator of the Pendleton UAS Test Range (PUR), has officially broken ground on Flex Hangar III, a new 18,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located in the heart of the Phase IV UAS Industrial Park. Now open for pre-leasing, this three-bay hangar is the latest infrastructure
Accidents
A modified Iranian-made Shahed-136 suicide drone reportedly featuring an onboard camera, a direct radio control system from Russia, and an artificial vision module has been discovered in Ukraine for the first time, according to military electronics expert Serhii Flesh, who released photos of the wreckage on June 19. While such
Drone Light Shows
A new task group has been formed by ASTM International to create safety standards for drone show operations, focusing on technical requirements, procedures, and risk management. Chaired by Nils Thorjussen of Verge Aero, the group invites broad industry participation to support the growth of the emerging drone show sector. Drone
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I don’t need your f***ing American shells,” Vadim Adamov muttered as he packed the Pringles can full of sulphate and plastic explosive. It was early 2024, and he had been fighting outside Avdiivka, a small town near the occupied city of Donetsk that had been a major Russian
Business
* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced an investment in another Dutch business, Arceon, following the inaugural Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event held in November 2024. GA-ASI selected Arceon following a compelling pitch they made during the BMN event and after detailed business and technology discussions with GA-ASI and GA’s
C-UAS
The Netherlands is donating 100 additional drone detection radars to Ukraine. Vehicles for transporting casualties are also being sent to the country. Furthermore, the Netherlands is investing extra money in drone support. This is a support package totaling approximately €175 million. This is in addition to contracts that have been
Swarms
* Auterion, the defence technology company behind a leading open-source autonomy ecosystem, has announced its strategic partnership with Taiwan’s main defense prime, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST). This first international agreement that NCSIST entered into with a defence technology company marks a significant milestone in advancing
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A robotics laboratory at the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) in central China’s Hunan province has developed a mosquito-sized drone for covert military operations. NUDT researchers showed their work on various types of robots – from humanoid machines to tiny drones barely visible to the eye – in a report