Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Recent reports from Russian military media suggest that Russia has developed an upgraded version of the Shahed-136 drone, now equipped with an electro-optical homing head and potentially enhanced with satellite communication for long-range capabilities. However, a closer examination by Defense Express reveals that this is not a new development but
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* Airbus recently completed its first program demonstration in support of the U.S. Marine Corps Aerial Logistics Connector contract at Marine Corps Air Station New River and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. The demonstration evaluated the performance characteristics of the UH-72B Lakota platform, validated the aircraft’s ability to carry
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Schiebel participated in the large-scale NATO supported exercise REPMUS 2024 (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) hosted by the Portuguese Navy. For the third year in a row, the CAMCOPTER S-100 presented its unrivalled multi- mission capabilities in the maritime domain. Sponsored by the UK Royal Navy and
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* Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a drone technology company building hardware and software for military, federal, and commercial operations, has introduced its ARACHNID family of unmanned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and precision strike systems. Red Cat unveiled the Family of Systems at AUSA 2024 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington
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* RTX businesses, Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, collectively showcased new capabilities at the U.S. Army's Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE). These capabilities enabled launched effects to team and execute a mission, merging collaborative vehicle autonomy with human on-the-loop command. Launched effects is a capability term that describes small,
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In the modern battlefield, GPS cannot be relied upon. This was starkly demonstrated when, as reported by The Wall Street Journal, “Ukrainian officials have found U.S.-made drones fragile and unable to overcome Russian jamming and GPS blackout technology.” GPS signals are susceptible to jamming, spoofing, or complete denial
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On Sept. 30, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “second lifetime” of fatigue testing, which is equivalent to 80,000 operating hours and represents an important step in validating
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* Bentley patent filings discovered indicate that the company is developing a drone for use in its cars that will be based around the car’s “Flying B” logo. The drone will be housed in the nose of the vehicle and can be deployed in a number of ways, both from
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* Airbus Helicopters and its partners have conducted a full scale demonstration of a manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system developed as part of a project funded by the European Union and code-named MUSHER. The demonstration took place in France and Italy from 30 September to 9 October and involved multiple manned helicopters
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Sébastien Lecornu, French Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, announced the development launch of the unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) that will complement the future Rafale F5 standard after 2030. The announcement was made at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the French Strategic Air Forces (FAS)
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Ukraine is capable of producing 4 million drones annually. 1.5 million drones have already been contracted, stated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Second International Defense Industries Forum. "The total number of drones we are currently capable of producing annually in Ukraine is 4 million. Over 1.5
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— Windracers, manufacturer of the low-cost self-flying cargo aircraft ULTRA, announced that it has contracted to provide NORCE, an independent scientific research institute based in Norway, two (2) Windracers ULTRA aircraft for use in scientific survey missions of the Antarctic. Windracers ULTRAs purchased by NORCE will support Troll Observing Network (TONe)