Testing
GA-ASI Starts SeaGuardian Validation Flights in Japan
The SeaGuardian flights will validate the wide-area maritime surveillance capabilities of RPAS for carrying out JCG’s missions, from search and rescue to maritime law enforcement.
Military
Weapons Systems / Lasers
China Tests Swarm of Truck-Launched ‘Suicide Drones’
China has developed a new low-cost “suicide drone” that is despatched in a swarm to attack a target, according to mainland media reports. It was commissioned as part of the government’s military-civilian fusion strategy, a People’s Liberation Army insider who requested anonymity told the South China Morning Post.
Weapons Systems / Lasers
China Tests Swarm of Truck-Launched ‘Suicide Drones’
China has developed a new low-cost “suicide drone” that is despatched in a swarm to attack a target, according to mainland media reports. It was commissioned as part of the government’s military-civilian fusion strategy, a People’s Liberation Army insider who requested anonymity told the South China Morning Post.
Military
India’s Secretive Stealth Drone Project Uncovered
The DRDO’s “Ghatak”, or what was previously known as “AURA”, is probably the most secretive aircraft project of the Indian government, which is aimed to develop an unmanned stealth deep penetration strike bomber for the Indian Armed Forces (expectedly the IAF). The design is based on the flying wing
Military
India’s Secretive Stealth Drone Project Uncovered
The DRDO’s “Ghatak”, or what was previously known as “AURA”, is probably the most secretive aircraft project of the Indian government, which is aimed to develop an unmanned stealth deep penetration strike bomber for the Indian Armed Forces (expectedly the IAF). The design is based on the flying wing
Propulsion
Bayraktar Akinci Completes Asymmetric Thrust Tests
The Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA's flight tests continue. High and Medium Altitude Asymmetric Propulsion Test has also been successfully completed, according to official statements. The second prototype of the Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA (Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), developed by BAYKAR with domestic and national facilities, continues the flight tests successfully,
Testing
Bayraktar Akinci Completes Asymmetric Thrust Tests
The Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA's flight tests continue. High and Medium Altitude Asymmetric Propulsion Test has also been successfully completed, according to official statements. The second prototype of the Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA (Attack Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), developed by BAYKAR with domestic and national facilities, continues the flight tests successfully,
Control Stations
New Software Offers Massive Savings for Gray Eagle ER Teams
Massive reductions in emplacement, mission launch time and overall footprint size are in the works for Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS, thanks to new laptop-based interface called Scalable Command & Control (SC2) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.. GA-ASI recently concluded a series of flight tests using the new SC2
Control Stations
New Software Offers Massive Savings for Gray Eagle ER Teams
Massive reductions in emplacement, mission launch time and overall footprint size are in the works for Gray Eagle Extended Range UAS, thanks to new laptop-based interface called Scalable Command & Control (SC2) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.. GA-ASI recently concluded a series of flight tests using the new SC2
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Russia's Combat Helicopters to Get Suicide Drones
A modular cluster of unguided aviation missiles, developed by the research center Zaslon (Screen) for the helicopter gunship Mi-28NM, will allow helicopters to fire mini-drones and suicide drones from the missile launch tubes, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS. Zaslon's module B8V10-UV is different from the
Military
Russia's Combat Helicopters to Get Suicide Drones
A modular cluster of unguided aviation missiles, developed by the research center Zaslon (Screen) for the helicopter gunship Mi-28NM, will allow helicopters to fire mini-drones and suicide drones from the missile launch tubes, a source in the defense-industrial complex told TASS. Zaslon's module B8V10-UV is different from the
Testing
India's Rustom-2 Completes 8-Hour Flight Test
Overcoming the initial program setbacks, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) last week flight tested the Rustom-2 medium altitude long endurance indigenous prototype drone and achieved eight hours of flying at an altitude of 16,000 feet at Chitradurga, Karnataka. The prototype is expected to achieve a height of