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The Philippine Army has received an initial batch of new THOR mini unmanned aerial systems (mUAS) from Israel's Elbit Systems. According to Philippine website Max Defense, the Philippine Army ordered 533 systems, which each system composed of 2 THOR unmanned aerial vehicles and a man-portable flight and surveillance
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The U.S. Army awarded five Rapid Prototyping Other Transaction Agreements (OTA) to AeroVironment, Inc.; Griffon Aerospace, Incorporated; Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation; Sierra Nevada Corporation; and Textron Systems for the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Increment 2 (INC 2) competition on February 27. The awards are based on the
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AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it was selected by the United States Army on Feb. 28, 2023, to move forward in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program. AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 will compete with several other vendors in the FTUAS Increment 2 multi-phased effort which will allow the
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has been selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project. The project will feature GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian and will begin in April 2023. SeaGuardian will be used to conduct various tests to review adaptability to support
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BAE Systems Australia has teamed with local industry to present Australia’s first domestically designed, manufactured and armed VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) uncrewed air system (UAS). STRIX is a collaboration with Perth-based Innovaero and was launched at the 2023 Avalon Airshow in Geelong, Australia. The collaboration brings together our
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Israeli political leaders from the ruling coalition, also Members of the Knesset (Parliament), visited a Ukrainian facility where they examined downed Iranian-origin drones. The visit has both military and political significance. Members of the Knesset Ze’ev Elkin and Yuli Edelstein visited the Ukrainian military intelligence laboratory on February 22,
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Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced on Tuesday that Serbia will sign a contract with the United Arab Emirates within two days on the purchase of suicide drones. Vucic's remarks came in Abu Dhabi, where he was attending the International Defense Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). "Within 48 hours,
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In yet another reminder that the quality of Chinese goods cannot be trusted, the Pakistan Army has found to its dismay that several drones and missiles supplied by China have broken or malfunctioning parts. The ‘friendship’ between China and Pakistan is described by both as “taller than the Himalayas, deeper
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As part of the United24 initiative, the Ukrainian government will purchase a Danish RQ-35 Heidrun drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, on his Telegram channel. The Heidrun drone is an amazing unmanned platform, designed to perform Low Altitude
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Video footage has surfaced online showing the first successful launch of a new type of Ukrainian suicide drone. The drone was reportedly developed by the National Aviation University in Kiev. In the footage, the drone, which is powered by a back propeller, can be seen taken off from an improvised
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The U.S. Army simultaneously tested drones that are catapulted in midair or flung from the ground during its most recent Project Convergence networking experiment, blurring the line between what have been distinct domains. At Project Convergence 22, spanning October and November, small uncrewed systems were “launched from wherever we
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Schiebel and Thales have been awarded the Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) contract “Peregrine” by the UK Ministry of Defence. This prestigious £20M contract award will deliver the unrivalled CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS, fitted with a powerful naval surveillance sensor suite, to provide a comprehensive maritime capability protecting Royal Navy ships on