Testing
The X-59 is NASA's experimental new jet built to break the sound barrier without generating the thunderous sonic booms typically associated with supersonic flight. After taxiing out of the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) Plant 42 facility, the X-59 took off from the Palmdale Regional Airport
Testing
* Cummings Aerospace is using 3D printing technology in the continued development of the Hellhound S3 drone. With the use of 3D printing and modular open systems, Cummings can rapidly iterate the design of the product, harnessing test data and soldier feedback to inform each update. Cummings Aerospace recently completed a
C-UAS
The German company Quantum Systems is testing a new interceptor drone, the Jäger (in English – Hunter), designed to destroy enemy drones at a distance of up to 25 km. The device uses a combined electric and missile drive, according to the Hartpunkt defence and security analytical magazine. First, the drone
C-UAS
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has started prototyping commercial and dual-use technology solutions to provide Counter UAS solutions that defeat group 3 and above adversarial threats, ensure the sovereignty of our national airspace, and protect our personnel, equipment, and facilities at home and abroad. Focus areas of the Counter NEXT
AI
* Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and aircraft, has announced the completion of a successful autonomous flight demonstration in collaboration with Airbus Defence and Space, through the integration of Shield AI’s Hivemind software with Airbus’s DT25 target drone. The flight, conducted in Andøya, Norway,
C-UAS
* L3Harris Technologies and Shield AI successfully demonstrated an artificial intelligence-enabled drone detection system during the Department of War’s recent Technology Readiness Experimentation event. L3Harris and Shield AI Demonstrate AI-Powered System to Defeat Unmanned ThreatsThis test event showed the system can more quickly detect hostile drones at longer ranges than
Testing
After eight days of flight demonstrations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, USMC evaluators selected First Person View (FPV) platforms from Auterion, ModalAI, Neros, and Nokturnal - as well as one component from Kraken Kinetics – to move from the FPV tactical kinetic effects Phase of Project G.I. These selections
Testing
An unmanned hydrogen-powered autonomous surveillance airship the size of a small bus has been floating over Portuguese waters, collecting imagery of ships and other objects. The goal of these test flights is to see if this airship can provide NATO with situational awareness of the maritime domain. The flights are
Testing
* BAE Systems and QinetiQ have successfully completed synthetic trials to show how unmanned aircraft can operate alongside existing manned aircraft like Typhoon to provide a more cost-effective and flexible concentration of combat air power. The exercise, conducted at BAE Systems Warton site in Lancashire and attended by supportive representatives from
Business
- SwissDrones, an advanced aerial intelligence solutions provider specializing in long-range unmanned helicopter systems and Omni Unmanned, the air transport leader serving the oil sector and part of OMNI Helicopters International (OHI) Group, recently completed an offshore Proof-of-Concept trial for an energy company in Brazil. The trial included a first
Testing
The U.S. military has unveiled a new small unmanned aircraft system during multinational drills in Egypt. According to the U.S. Air Force, the 1st Special Operations Wing launched the Edge 130 Blue small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) during BRIGHT STAR 25 at Talet Al Keif, Egypt, on August
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
* General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and AeroVironment collaborated on the air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition (LM) from a GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9A unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The flight testing took place from July 22-24 at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Grounds Test Range. It marked the