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Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, is showcasing a new technology concept at this week’s DSEI Conference in London that will allow crews to autonomously launch small drones operated from inside a military vehicle; perform reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA); and then recover the aircraft without
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Ukraine's Antonov is expanding in drone making, a presentation by the country's umbrella defence group seen by Reuters shows, as it diversifies its core cargo plane business in response to Russia's invasion. Drones made and adapted in Ukraine play a major part in the
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., Poway, California, is awarded a $10,580,823 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0173) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001922G0006). This order is for the production and delivery of six SkyTower I pods, four air vehicle installation kits, four ground control station installation kits, and
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program. Begun in 2020, General Atomics was competitively awarded a contract to develop DARPA’s concept for disruptive air combat operations through demonstration of an air-to-air weapons
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French drone manufacturer Delair sent Ukraine over 150 drones financed by France’s government, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu reported on Sept. 6. Ukraine selected the drones itself, Lecornu said, without specifying the model. Delair, one of the world’s leading drone producers headquartered in Toulouse, France, offers fixed-wing unmanned aerial
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Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak has announced that a contract has been signed for the acquisition of additional Flyeye UAV’s from WB Group for the Polish Artillery. Lieutenant Colonel Krzysztof Płatek, spokesman for the Armaments Agency, announced the contract for a quantity of Flyeye sets with a gross contract
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Defense technology company Anduril Industries has announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division that serves a wide range of defense and commercial customers. This transaction will expand Anduril's existing autonomous fleet to now include large high performance, group
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The Polish government hasrolled out a new armed, unmanned aerial vehicle concept aimed at countering smaller drones, known as the HAASTA, to kick off the annual MSPO defense trade show. In the announcement, the government stated the design draws on “insights gained from recent years of combat operations” — a not-so-veiled
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Morocco has begun talks with the Turkish company Baykar to acquire the Akinci combat drone . This unmanned aircraft entered service in 2021 and is considered the 'jewel' of the Turkish military arsenal. Due to its capabilities, other countries such as Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have already acquired several
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Videos that appeared online on Sunday depict the 1,500-pound, propeller-driven drones—which can range hundreds of miles—striking a Russian patrol boat and supply truck in occupied southern Ukraine. That TB-2s are venturing south into nominally Russian-controlled air space implies two things: that Kyiv has managed to rebuild its
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Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded an $11,905,278 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00027) to a previously awarded contract (N0001921C0060). This modification provides additional fleet support representatives to provide technical support for site stand-up and Fifth Fleet support, in support of ensuring that the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial
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The Raybird-3 UAV system, manufactured by the Ukrainian company Skyeton, is achieving remarkable success in reconnaissance missions within the Zaporizhzhia region, aiding in the destruction of millions of dollars worth of enemy equipment. Thanks to its optimal flight altitude and advanced navigation, the aircraft maintains stable flight patterns, evading enemy