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Ukraine produces dozens of so-called Ukrainian 'Shaheds' per month, which are clones of Iranian drones, Oleksandr Kamyshin, Minister of Strategic Industry, said at the annual meeting of the European Business Association. Key facts * According to Kamyshin, currently the defense industry makes a significant contribution to the growth of
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EDGE announced its first major order from the UAE Armed Forces for the locally-manufactured REACH-S fixed-wing UAV. Announced at the Dubai Airshow, the order to supply 100 REACH-S is the first of its kind for the for UAE-made fixed-wing drones. ADVANCED CONCEPTS, a business unit within EDGE dedicated to the
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Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft on Thursday, November 9 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California. The flight marks a major production milestone as Northrop Grumman progresses toward delivery of Australia’s first Triton in 2024. * Built for
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Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said his service is aiming for its future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones that will fight alongside crewed aircraft to each cost as little as a quarter of the current price of an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Kendall offered this and other details
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The Indian government has ordered Elbit Systems Hermes 900 StarLiner unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Indian Army and Indian Navy, according to a defence source. The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD), however, said it could not comment on how many of the medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. , a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable Remotely Piloted Aircraft systems, radars, electro-optics, and related mission systems, and EDGE, a world-leading advanced technology group for defence and beyond, have announced an agreement to integrate EDGE smart weapons onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA. Under
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The Defense Forces of Ukraine have recently acquired 206 domestically-produced Heavy Shot Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). These acquisitions were made under the "Army of Drones" state program, aimed at strengthening Ukraine's Armed Forces capabilities through the increased use of drones. Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and
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China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) has signed a contract with the Royal Thai Army (RTA) to supply its fixed-wing/vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Sky Saker FX80 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the company has confirmed. A Norinco official told Janes on 7 November at the Defense & Security 2023 exhibition
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., based in San Diego, California, has been awarded a $543m contract modification to expand the production and delivery of MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Under this modification, Northrop Grumman will manufacture three MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft for the US Navy, one for the government of Australia,
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A Ukrainian-designed kamikaze drone with range of 1,000 kilometers has entered production and has already struck Russian targets, according to officials. Ukraine’s State Enterprise Ukroboronprom announced at the end of 2022 that it was working on producing a long-range “one-way unmanned aerial vehicle” or kamikaze drone. It would
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Kratos has provided a rendering of its Thanatos drone for the first time. The company says it hopes to have gotten a contract by next year related to this stealth drone, the most advanced design the company has unveiled to date. Though the potential customer remains unnamed, the artist'
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Slovenian drone maker C-Astral recently provided reconnaissance systems to Ukrainian troops - its unmanned aerial system Belin — otherwise known as Bramor C4EYE — made their way to the embattled country. “It [the drone] is in fact being used by the Ukrainians and has been for some time,” Jernej Moderc, a Bramor