AeroVironment (AV) has launched the P550 autonomous Group 2 eVTOL uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) at the Association of the United States Armys (AUSA) Annual Meeting. The P550 enhances battlefield adaptability and operational readiness through a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and AI-driven autonomy
Thales conducted the first-ever flight tests of its COHESION drone swarm demonstrator on October 16, showcasing varying levels of autonomy. Powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and intelligent agents, the drones demonstrated autonomous capabilities designed to reduce operator workload while maintaining human control during critical mission phases
France has tested its first domestically-developed loitering munition, also known as a kamikaze drone, announced French Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu
RTX, through its businesses Collins Aerospace and Raytheon, presented new collaborative autonomy capabilities at the U.S
Raytheon has entered full-rate production for the Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA. This marks the first cooperative development program between the U
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Airbus UpNext has announced a partnership with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation to develop superconducting technologies for future hydrogen-powered aircraft. This collaboration seeks to advance the aviation industry's decarbonization efforts, targeting net zero emissions by 2050
Lockheed Martin has received a contract from the U.S
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India and the United States have concluded a $3.5 billion deal for the procurement of 31 MQ-9B High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) armed drones, manufactured by General Atomics
Sikorsky has been awarded a $6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to install its ALIAS/MATRIX flight autonomy system onto the U.S
Leonardo DRS, Inc. and BlueHalo announced a live-fire demonstration of a new Counter Unmanned Aircraft System (C-UAS) Directed Energy Stryker, designed to neutralize Group 1-3 UAS using a blend of kinetic and non-kinetic methods