C-UAS
Engineers at a defense start-up accidentally ordered parts in a colour popular for cell phones and smart watches, but less so for drone-killing machine gun systems. The Austin, Texas-based start-up behind the machine — an automated tracking system designed to shoot down drones, and known as the Bullfrog — delivers the device
Propulsion
The rapid increase in the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) across diverse applications—including surveillance, agriculture, infrastructure monitoring, and logistics—has amplified the need for reliable, safe, and autonomous power management solutions. Most UAVs currently rely on lithium-polymer (Li-Po) batteries with limited energy density, restricting typical flight duration to
Reports & Publications
Two new UAS publications for professionals in the international UAS community are now available (free-of-charge) on www.pro-uas.com. These two complementary publications reference 2353 UAS currently in development, in production or in service, for professional applications (civil & military) [including transport (cargo & passengers)], produced by 828 producers/integrators
Business
* Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. , a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, announced that Elroy Air, a developer of autonomous aerial cargo systems for middle-mile logistics and military resupply, has selected Kratos as Elroy Air’s exclusive U.S. manufacturing partner for the Chaparral in
Propulsion
* Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, is developing a new family of engines, scalable from 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust, that are capable of powering munitions and Collaborative Combat Aircraft. "This new family of engines is being developed by our GATORWORKS team, which prioritized development speed and
Accidents
In Latvia, the wreckage of a Russian Gerbera drone was found on the coast. Parts of the drone washed up on the beach of Varva parish, Ventspils region. Latvian newspaper Sargs reported the incident. According to the publication, local residents came across the object while walking and immediately reported it
In what it claims is the first such attack in history, Ukraine has used drones to strike a pair of Russian Navy Be-12, a twin-turboprop amphibious aircraft. The raid appears to have targeted two of the extremely scarce seagoing planes, potentially halving the number of airframes available to Russia and
Ongoing flight operations of the new YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft helped General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., set a new company record this week, pushing past a total of 9 million flight hours. GA-ASI has been tracking total flight hours across its fleet of unmanned aerial systems since the company’s
Accidents
Before being sent toward Poland, Russian forces equipped Gerbera drones with additional fuel tanks to extend their range, a Ukrainian analyst known as Polkovnik GSh (war_home) said. In the standard configuration, the Gerbera carries a single fuel tank in its tail. The drones that crashed in Poland had an
Lockheed Martin is developing new technology to allow F-35 fighter pilots to control drones. WSJ toured the company’s Fort Worth, Texas, facility to see the jets and futuristic tech. Source: Wall Street Journal Video
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has hailed progress on drones built by his country's weapons developers, which include what appear to be clones of U.S. systems, and he stressed the importance of unnamed vehicles and artificial intelligence in modernizing his military, state media reported. Why It
Business
* TEKEVER, a European provider of AI-driven Autonomous Systems, announced that it has signed a Partnership Agreement with Apex Aviation, a pioneer in Taiwan’s general aviation industry, to bring TEKEVER’s advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and related products to Taiwan for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions tailored to