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A Czech company has unveiled an inflatable decoy of the F-16 fighter, notably wearing Ukrainian Air Force markings. The inflatable fighter, from a firm that is already known to be providing Kyiv with decoys of other items of military equipment, appears only a matter of weeks after it was confirmed
Military
At the Army-2024 exhibition in Moscow, the Kronstadt Group presented an updated version of its Russian-made Grom supersonic jet unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), informally designated as Grom-U. This latest version is a modification of the original model, which was first unveiled at the Army-2020 forum. The most significant change in
Military
Iran has put its long-range Mohajer-10 drones on display at a defense exhibit in Russia, Iran's official news agency reported Monday. U.S. officials have accused Iran of sending drones to Russia, including the Mohajer-10's predecessor, the Mohajer-6, that Moscow had used in its invasion of
Events
New projects of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) in the field of unmanned and combat-training aviation were presented at the International Military-Technical Forum Army-2024 held at the Patriot Exhibition and Convention Centre. One of them is the automated unmanned transport system (AUTS) of off-airfield basing developed by the Sukhoi Design
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GML Exhibition (Thailand) has launched DronTech Asia 2024, the continent's first international drone exhibition and conference. The event is scheduled for Nov 25-27 at Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok. The global market for commercial drones or unmanned aerial vehicles was valued at US$20.8 billion
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The Institution of Mechanical Engineers aerospace engineering competition celebrated its 10-year anniversary at BMFA Buckminster, with largest event to date. Students from the Beihang University in China were crowned grand champions of this year’s UAS Challenge, which celebrated it’s 10-year anniversary at the competition’s finals fly-off event
UAM/UTM
The International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) first Advanced Air Mobility Symposium (AAM 2024) is expected to take place from 9 to 12 September 2024, in Montréal, Canada. The theme is "Advanced air mobility (AAM) global harmonization and interoperability: Challenges and opportunities". The symposium will build upon
Electronic Sub-Systems
Military personnel visiting Defence Day 2024 on 15 October in the UK will be able to get up close and personal with intelligent sensing and threat detection technologies that expedite critical decisions and drive safe, efficient and successful missions. Organised by Thermal Vision Research, an authorised supplier of Teledyne FLIR&
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At Eurosatory 2024, Safran Electronics & Defense announced the launch of its Skyjacker counter-drone solution. Skyjacker is an effective response to the growing threat posed by drones in the battlespace and at sensitive installations. Skyjacker’s strength lies in its unique spoofing capability: it alters the trajectory of a drone
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Safran Electronics & Defense and Edge Autonomy presented Lanner, a new configuration of the Penguin Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) during the exhibition Eurosatory 2024. The Lanner configuration is based on the field-proven Penguin UAS platform and has been specifically modified to meet the requirements of
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The German Bundeswehr showcased its Puma S1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) equipped with a counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) from Dedrone at the Eurosatory 2024 defence exhibition held in Paris from 17 to 21 June. Known as DedroneSensor RF-300, the system is designed to passively detect, classify, and locate commercial unmanned
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With a view to testing the use of drones in offshore wind farms, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be using a geo-zone at the National Experimental Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in June 2024 to expand drone operations in the open category. The