New Ghost variant increases payload capacity and flight time, with options for a long-range resilient communications kit, vision-based navigation module, and alternate gimbals
BAE Systems and QinetiQ have signed a framework agreement which will see both parties collaborate in the area of autonomous uncrewed air systems and mission management systems.
Live from DSEI, defence and security technology specialist, MARSS, launched its new portable UAS countermeasure. The Interceptor-SR marks a step-change in vehicle and personnel drone protection.
Elbit Systems Ltd will produce and provide the Artillery Corps of the Israeli Defense Forces with the SkylarkTM 1Transitional Vertical Take-Off and Landing Small Tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems.
Thales, a leading global technology company, and Schiebel, a renowned Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System (RWUAS) manufacturer, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build on their joint success in the UK with a global marketing approach.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is poised to begin the flight-testing phase on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) LongShot program.
Iris Automation and uAvionix announced a strategic partnership to integrate Iris’ Casia G ground-based collision avoidance data into uAvionix’s SkyLine services for combined Command and Control (C2) and Detect and Avoid (DAA) services.
Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced its acquisition of Blue Force Technologies, a developer of autonomous aircraft with an integrated aerostructures division serving a wide range of defense and commercial customers.
ISS Aerospace announced the unveiling of the tube-launched WASP M4-TL tactical UAS. WASP represents next generation technology for semi-autonomous aerial systems.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced its approval of the uAvionix petition for exemption to, among others, 14 CFR 91.113(b) and 14 CFR 61.3(a)(1) to operate an UAS BVLOS in North Dakota at the Vantis Command and Control network.
Draganfly Inc. announced the unveiling of its newest product, the Commander 3 XL Hybrid, at the Commercial UAV Expo taking place at the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, from September 5-7.
Elbit Systems announced it was awarded two contracts by a European country, worth an aggregate amount of approximately $200 million, to supply a C4I solution to artillery battalions and a Hostile Fire Counter Attack solution.
ANRA Technologies announced Mission Manager X, the next-generation fleet operations and management platform for uncrewed aircraft. MMX offers enterprise drone operators a singular solution that ensures safe and compliant drone operations.
Senator John Hoeven and Test Resource Management Center Director George Rumford showcased plans for the more than $500 million Sky Range complex to be developed at Grand Sky.
D-Fend Solutions has been selected for participation in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport UAS Detection and Mitigation Research Program, under Section 383 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018.
Teledyne FLIR Defense has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway, valued at roughly $31 million to provide its Cerberus® XL mobile counter-unmanned aerial system as part of a total C-UAS solution for Ukraine.
uAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed the first true Beyond Visual Line of Sight flight in non-segregated airspace using aviation protected C-Band in the United States.
Boeing and its subsidiary Insitu Pacific has demonstrated operational applications of its autonomous search, detection and classification capabilities at exercise Talisman Sabre.
AUVSI has issued a statement in response to reports that the Department of Defense will launch a ‘Replicator’ initiative—supported by Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck—to integrate uncrewed systems, autonomous platforms and robotics at scale
D-Fend Solutions has announced the launch of its new product, EnforceAir2. The next-generation product features the best offerings of the original award-winning EnforceAir technology with enhanced, expanded, and extended C-UAS capabilities.
Terra Drone Corporation has announced its acquisition of majority shares in Unifly. Aiming for strategic integration, Terra Drone seeks to expand its global drone and UAM operations, paving the way for a solid aerial infrastructure.
Reliable Robotics completed a series of simulations and flight tests demonstrating successful integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems into congested airspace as part of the FAA's Urban Air Mobility Airspace Management Demonstration.
General Atomics hosted a grand opening event to mark the opening of its newest hangar at the Grand Sky UAS Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of the new hangar.
Textron Systems Corporation announced that it has been awarded an initial contract valued at up to $19.5M by the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command to provide UAS operational support to two Independence Class LCS and one Freedom Class LCS variants
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division continues its pursuit to be a collaborator of choice who expands naval superiority in its latest partnership with Sagetech Avionics, Inc.
Organizers of Commercial UAV Expo have announced an important addition to this year’s conference program: the Advanced Airspace Summit.
Maris-Tech announced its participation in the upcoming Institute for Defense and Government Advancement Counter-UAS Summit in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia from August 15 to 16, 2023.
DroneShield has received a record $33 million order from a U.S. Government agency. The award consists of DroneShield equipment and multi-year services.
General Atomics announced that its family of UAS has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft have completed 566,000 total missions in nearly 40 countries around the world.
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) - PHASA-35.
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