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A U.S military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets, in the first such incident since Russia's invasion of Ukraine over a year ago. The Pentagon said that one of the Russian Su-27 jets struck
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Taiwan showcased new models of its domestically produced military drones on Tuesday, saying they are key to its "asymmetric warfare" capacity to make its forces more agile if they have to face a far larger Chinese military. China, which has never renounced the use of force to bring
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On March 13, a new set of images showing Iran’s Shahed-191 strike drone with a new mobile launch system emerged on social media. The images, also shared by the official Twitter account of the EurAsian Times, display a Shahed-191 strike drone mounted on what appears to be
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For 20 years, a gag order was issued by Israeli censors prohibiting local media from discussing the open secret that Israel has armed drones. That finally changed July 20 of last year, thanks in part to pressure from local industry who felt the inability to market their wares was costing
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Elbit Systems has received and order for its 120th Hermes 900 Medium-Range Long-Altitude (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The family of the Hermes 900 multi-role MALE UAV is Elbit Systems' largest unmanned aerial vehicle and is capable of performing a wide range of missions including persistent
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced a new contract with U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to provide three MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft systems to its first U.S. customer. AFSOC’s acquisition of MQ-9B builds on more than 20 years as a GA-
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SYPAQ Systems will be delivering sovereign Australian autonomous systems to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces thanks to investment from the Department of Defence. Following the announcement in July 2022 that Defence would be providing further funds to purchase much-needed defence technology and equipment for Ukraine, SYPAQ Systems has been
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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
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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
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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
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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