Military
Despite the challenges posed by economic sanctions on Russia’s economy, it’s apparent that Moscow is consistently finding ways to lessen their effect. Recently, a video circulating on social networks offers a fresh perspective on the production of military drones within the Russian Federation. In the video, Dmitry Medvedev,
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Within Russian social media, a photo has been published showcasing the “Volnorez” electronic warfare system designed to counter unmanned aerial vehicles. It’s poised for installation on a tank situated within the conflict zone, in the occupied part of Ukraine. The emergence of these systems aims to tackle the escalating
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CityAirbus NextGen’s imminent power-on is the latest in a year of exciting developments. Here's an update on the electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) prototype with Balkiz Sarihan, Head of Urban Air Mobility at Airbus. Watching it take shape, with subcomponents arriving daily, is what the team
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Ukraine said on Saturday that it had downed 74 out of 75 Russian attack drones overnight, in what Kyiv said was the biggest drone attack since the start of the invasion. "The air force destroyed 71 Shahed 131/136 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The vast majority of them
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According to a post published by the Portuguese Navy on November 24, 2023, Portugal is set to revolutionize maritime technology with the construction of a "plataforma naval multifuncional", a landing helicopter capable to carry out helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicles. She is scheduled to enter service in the
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Roark Aerospace announces the full commercial launch of its“Aero-Ark” drone detection system. The Aero-Ark is a fully self-contained, static or mobile unit that utilises bespoke forward scatter detection, artificial intelligence and packet sniffing to detect drone incursions, provide live tracking and identifier information in real-time. The system is modular
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Drones delivering defibrillators consistently outperform ambulances in the race to get life-saving treatment to people who have experienced heart failure, according to a landmark new trial in Sweden. To see whether drones could cut the time taken to get defibrillators to collapsed patients, Andreas Claesson at the Karolinska Institute in
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An intern working at Turkey’s world-renowned drone producer Baykar was caught trying to steal four hard disks while leaving the company’s factory premises in Istanbul on Monday. The facilities in Hadımköy of Baykar, the manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles such as Bayraktar Akıncı, TB3, TB2, as well as
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Quiet aviation innovation is essential to reduce aircraft noise pollution in the surrounding areas. In the pursuit of quieter aircraft, field sound measurement plays a crucial role. Researchers from the University of Twente are, therefore, developing a sound testing setup and have successfully tested it at Twente Airport. Based on
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A Ukrainian combat UAV, Backfire, resistant to electronic warfare (EW) countermeasures, has been successfully tested on the battlefield and will enter mass production pending approval from the Defense Ministry, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said in a Telegram post on November 20th. The drone is equipped with a
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Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, has been selected for phase 1 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) SPeed and Runway INdependent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane Demonstration Project. This project aims to design, build, and fly an X-Plane to demonstrate technologies and integrated concepts necessary for a transformational combination
Propulsion
In a major breakthrough, aviation software and safety technology startup Skyryse has completed the world's first-ever fully automated autorotation emergency landing procedure, one of dozens of first-of-its-kind safety features that will come standard on all Skyryse technology-equipped airplanes and helicopters. Skyryse will unveil the first production helicopter featuring