Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
Northrop Grumman’s Lumberjack Proves Quantum-Enabled Flight Capabilities
Quantum-enabled magnetic navigation sensors from SandboxAQ were successfully demonstrated during an attritable flight test
Testing
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
South Korean Kamikaze Drone Crashes in 4 Seconds During Maritime Tests
High Costs and Development Delays Highlight Drone Ecosystem Vulnerabilities Amid 0.27% Defense Budget Allocation
Transport
Elroy Air Completes First Unmanned Autonomous Flights Under FAA eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
Liftoff Louisiana leads one of eight projects selected for the eIPP; the project spans the Gulf Coast across Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi, with electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies and aeromedical helicopter operator Metro Aviation also involved.
Research
Californian Cloud-Seeding Drones Produced 19 Million Gallons Extra Rain in 3 Hours in Alaska
Rainmaker said the Alaska flights represent a proof of concept and that it intends to continue refining its cloud-seeding platform during the coming winter.
Launchers
Auriga Space Completes First In-Field Launch of Hermes Containerized Electromagnetic C-UAS Platform
Hermes fired more than a dozen projectiles above Mach 1 in the Mojave Desert, demonstrating rapid launches from a self-powered system.
Propulsion
Army-Powered Drone Breaks World Flight Record
The record-breaking flight spanned about 300 miles and lasted eight hours, 41 minutes and 43 seconds, besting the previous record by 50 minutes. The battery-powered Group 1 drone was assembled and launched during a Game of Drones demonstration at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
C-UAS
US Army Tests Self-Driving Ford F-250 Truck with Drone-Killing Turret
The Army described the vehicle as carrying modular systems to support automated obstacle reduction while limiting soldiers’ exposure to direct enemy fire
CCA
Marine Corps Valkyrie Demonstrates BvLOS Command and Control in Flight at US Navy Test Range
Flying with multiple USMC F-35’s and an F/A-18, the Valkyrie successfully met coordinated EW test objectives before returning autonomously to the recovery point at the end of the mission.
Launchers
Rheinmetall Launches New Containerized Loitering Munition From Moving Truck
The test marks the first time the FV-014 has been fired from its Containerized Missile Launcher, a modular system intended to carry significant numbers of missiles or loitering munitions.
C-UAS
Lockheed Martin and Partners Demonstrate Technology for Public Airspace Protection with NVIDIA Technology
"This strategic collaboration marks a decisive milestone in the evolution of joint Counter-UAS and layered homeland air defense for low-flying objects,"
Data Links & Communications
UK Royal Navy Demonstrates Wildcat Helicopter Controlling Aerial Drones
The week-long Dragon Rider trials were conducted by the Maritime Aviation Strike Operational Advantage Group (formally the Wildcat Maritime Force) and linked a specially modified Wildcat helicopter with multiple unmanned aerial systems.
Military
Boeing, Northrop Grumman Simulate Teaming with P-8A and MQ-4C Triton
Open Mission Systems and the Universal Command & Control Interface enable machine to machine tasking and coordinated maritime missions.