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* Redwire Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Edge Autonomy, has partnered with Red Cat , a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defence and national security. Together, the companies will integrate Red Cat’s Teal Drones Black Widow — a compact, small unmanned aerial
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UK-based Evolve Dynamics has introduced the Infinity Tether, a short-range defensive drone system built to stay connected even when GPS and radio signals are under attack. The system enables continuous drone surveillance for over 48 hours at altitudes up to 100 meters (328 feet), maintaining a steady 100 megabits per
Weapons Systems
* General Atomics recently showed what it says is a rendering of an MQ-20 Avenger drone armed with a laser directed energy weapon. The laser beam is depicted projecting through a fully rotating nose cone turret fitted in place of its normal nose section. The company says this is a purely
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* Shield AI has announced the unveiling of X-BAT, an AI-piloted, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter jet designed for expeditionary and maritime operations in contested environments. “At Shield AI, we believe the greatest victory requires no war. To make that belief real, we’re executing a simple but ambitious master
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Defense technology startup Valinor is looking to improve unmanned aerial system operations with its new networked docking station designed for the remote environments of future battlefields. The company recently introduced Dispatch dock, a mobile charging station that can be integrated onto a range of military platforms and rapidly recharge different
UFO
A private company at a high-powered Army conference demonstrated a unique aircraft at the event — and allegedly took responsibility for setting off last year’s drone and “UFO” pandemonium in New Jersey, a source told The Post. At the Army’s UAS and Launched Effects Summit at Fort Rucker in
Agriculture
Japanese telecommunications and tech giant NTT has designed a laser drone system to protect poultry farms. NTT e-Drone Technology Co., Ltd worked closely with NTT East Japan Co., Ltd, and the government of Chiba Prefecture to develop a laser system to scare wild birds away from the farms (machine translation)
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– UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía, a leading developer of flight control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has successfully completed the integration and validation of ATMOSPHERE’s Iridium terminal into its advanced autopilot solution: the VECTOR family of flight control computers. The integration has been tested in real flight conditions, demonstrating excellent
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More than 85,000 military drones have been delivered by the UK to Ukraine in just six months this year by accelerating production from British companies and supporting jobs in both countries, the Defence Secretary confirmed in Brussels as he co-hosts with Germany the latest meeting of the Ukraine Defence
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* Schiebel once again showcased the unrivalled versatility of its CAMCOPTER S-100 at NATO’s annual REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Uncrewed Systems) exercise, hosted by the Portuguese Navy. Over the course of the large-scale multinational trials, the S-100 flew multiple missions with advanced payloads, underscoring its role as
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* Boeing has announced plans for a family of new, tiltrotor drones that are intended to support existing crewed military helicopters, especially those of the U.S. Army, providing something like an equivalent to the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). Indeed, the company describes the drones as
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Russia’s Azimut company, part of the state-owned Rostec defense conglomerate, has begun field testing a new domestically developed reconnaissance drone produced with additive manufacturing technology. The prototype features a fuselage that is entirely 3D-printed, a design the company says reduces both production time and cost while expanding mission flexibility.