News
The U.S. Air Force plans to put a new Special Operations power projection wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, replacing A-10s that have been there for years, service and Congressional officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. The base is also slated to receive new EC-37 Compass Call
Military
Ukraine-based start-up One Way Aerospace, which makes low-cost, domestically produced kamikaze drones, said it will demonstrate a long-range system to the country’s Ministry of Defense and an undisclosed European NATO partner. Both the company’s AQ-400 and the AQV-150 Scalpel Heavy drones are expected to be tested and showcased
Transport
Skyports Drone Services has announced the addition of Cash-to-Master (CTM) services to its repertoire of ship-to-shore services. The CTM service was announced today at the annual Singapore Maritime Week event, with a live demonstration of the new offering taking place at the Maritime Drone Estate, Singapore’s drone testbed. Attendees
News
U.S. aerospace company Textron Inc. won a $279 million verdict on Friday against Chinese drone maker DJI Technology, persuading a federal jury in Waco, Texas that DJI willfully infringed its patents. The jury agreed with subsidiary Textron Innovations Inc after a week-long trial that DJI's drones violate
Military
Japan reported an increase in air interceptions of Chinese unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in fiscal year (FY) 2022, even as it said that its overall fighter air scrambles had dwindled. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) conducted 778 scrambles in FY 2022, according to data released by the Japan Ministry
Weapons Systems
In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for perhaps 80% of casualties on both sides. But while Ukraine has fewer guns firing fewer shells, they appear to be doing more damage even though, with some notable exceptions, they are using the
News
UAP are anything in space, in the air, on land, in the sea or under the sea that can't be identified and might pose a threat to U.S. military installations or operations. Sean M. Kirkpatrick, director of AARO, testified on April 19 at the Senate Armed Services
Military
American RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones may have conducted at least nine sorties since September 2022 to gather intelligence on Russian forces occupying Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and other areas in the Black Sea region, according to a leaked U.S. military document. If true, this would be a rare
Transport
SURVICE Engineering, partnered with Malloy Aeronautics, has been awarded a production contract with the US Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (PMA-263) to produce around 200 Tactical Resupply Vehicle (TRV) aircraft. The contract is believed to be result of the SURVICE-Malloy team taking first place
Inspections
French Aircraft storage, maintenance, and recycling firm TARMAC Aerosave, and Donecle, a manufacturer of drones specifically for aviation maintenance purposes, have signed an agreement to develop automated aircraft inspections. A 100% French autonomous drone designed for aircraft inspections At the Atlanta MRO Americas trade fair, TARMAC Aerosave and Donecle announced
News
The official charged by the Pentagon to track the mystery surrounding UFOs told lawmakers that there is nothing unusual to see at this time. “I state clearly for the record that in our research, AARO has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity, off-world technology or objects that
Military
In an event on April 20th. attended by Army Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi, more than 200 strategic unmanned aerial vehicles, designed and manufactured by the Defense Ministry in cooperation with the Army, were delivered to various units of the Army in several parts of the country. Commander-in-Chief of the