U.S. Government Cracks Down on Drones in Restricted Airspace
Penalties for flying a drone in a restricted zone can include significant fines upwards of $100,000, federal criminal charges, imprisonment, and the confiscation of the drone.
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YFQ-42A Returns to Flight Testing
“We pushed the envelope, identified a risk, learned from the data, and have cleared the YFQ-42A to return to flight. Even when flight testing on the YFQ-42 was temporarily paused, the program was not.”
AV Expands AV_Halo Platform with INSTINCT and DETECT
Extending AV_Halo with distributed autonomy and resilient RF sensing to enable faster decisions and mission execution in denied environments
PteroDynamics to Supply Transwing VTOL UAS to Royal Australian Navy
PteroDynamics will deliver P4 Transwing UAS aircraft, plus training and support, with the option for RAN to purchase larger P5 Transwing UAS systems for delivery starting in 2027
US Navy’s Directed Energy Systems Integration Lab to Train Sailors on Laser Weapons
Although ODIN is not a Navy program of record at this time, NSWC PHD pitched SCSTC on the need for an official training program because of how the fleet has been using the directed energy system and how it has matured since it went into service in 2020.