CCA
Boeing Reveals MQ-28A Block 3 Development with Weapons Bay and Range Improvements
Bigger wings, longer range, and internal weapons are all planned for the next iteration of the Ghost Bat
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Military
U.S. Drone Dominance Program - Selection Process Starts
The Drone Dominance Program is sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of War and executed by the Defense Innovation Unit, the Test Resource Management Center, and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division.
Radar
Teledyne FLIR Defense's Major Radar Capability Upgrades Boost Speed, Accuracy and Drone Detection
New software enhancements for Ranger R8-3DX and R20SS radars include faster scanning, expanded elevation coverage, and AI target classification for superior threat assessment during critical missions. Upgrades also deliver cost-effective solution for low-speed drone threats
Military
US Wants Containerised Autonomous Drone Delivery Systems
The market space for containerized launchers for various payloads, and for use on land and at sea, has been steadily growing globally in recent years. There has already been a further trend in the development of such systems for launching loitering munitions and other unmanned aerial systems.
Accidents
Amazon Delivery Drone Crashes in Dallas Suburb
Amazon employees can be seen surveying the scene in the clip. Firefighters and Amazon workers worked together to clean up before the drone was loaded into a truck.
3D Printing
US Marine Designs Corps’ First NDAA-Compliant 3D-Printed Drone
The HANX drone is the first of its type to be approved by both NAVAIR and meet current NDAA requirements. The Marine Innovation Campus has since developed a plan for in-house production of HANX, plus the framework for field training and curriculum.
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Pentagon Names Vendors Invited to Compete in Phase I of Drone Dominance Program
The much-anticipated announcement marks the first of a four-phase approach to fielding one-way attack drones and a crucial nexus for the military’s sprint to adopt and widely produce small, cheap UAS.
Business
Honeywell and LIG Nex1 to Collaborate on UAV and Defence Technologies
"By exploring opportunities with LIG Nex1, we are evaluating how proven commercial unmanned capabilities can be responsibly adapted to support next-generation defence and autonomous systems”
Targets
Kratos Gets $61M US Navy Target Contract
This highly versatile aerial target supports various mission requirements by carrying a wide array of internal and external payloads, e.g. Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), passive and active RF augmentation, infrared (IR) augmentation (plume pods), chaff and flare dispensers, and towed targets.
Testing
Airbus and Singapore Successfully Complete HTeaming Flight Trials
Airbus HTeaming is a brand new modular manned-unmanned teaming solution designed to be compatible across the entire Airbus helicopter range. As a UAS-agnostic system, it integrates a variety of unmanned platforms allowing helicopter crews to take full control of different UAS in flight.
Business
Red Cat Secures New Orders for Black Widow Drones from Asia-Pacific
Video
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy - America’s $8 Billion Disaster that Refused to Die
Cost overruns and technical problems of the C-5A were the subject of a congressional investigation in 1968 and 1969. The C-5 program was the first development program with a $1‑billion (equivalent to $8.6 billion today) overrun.