AeroVironment Reveals System that Enables GPS-Denied Navigation Across GPS-Contested Environments
AeroVironment has introduced Puma VNS, a visual-based navigation system for Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) that will enable GPS-denied navigation across increasingly GPS-contested environments. The system will provide operators with continually advanced navigation capabilities, features and functionality through anticipated software and hardware updates
Australia’s First MQ-4C Maritime Surveillance UAV Rolled Out
Australias first MQ-4C Triton Remotely Piloted Aircraft has been rolled out September 15 as part of a partnership between the Australian Department of Defence, the U.S
Boeing’s Insitu awarded $192 Million for 38 Blackjack, ScanEagle UAVs Procurement
Boeing subsidiary, Insitu Inc. is awarded a $191,835,973 contract to procure 13 RQ-21A Blackjack air vehicles, 25 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles
AeroVironment Unveils Electric Vapor 55MX Unmanned Helicopter
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX
DARPA to Develop VTOL Plane for Operation from Ships, Land Without ...
The US' DARPA has announced plans to develop a Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned plane that can operate on ship deck and austere land locations. without launch and recovery equipment
Iran's Latest Drone Can Strike Tel Aviv, Haifa: Iran Army Chief
Iranian Army Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari has claimed a new homegrown drone can hit he coastal cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa in Israel. The Arash-2 drone is a newer version of the previously unveiled Arash-1 aircraft, Brigadier General Heidari was quoted as saying by
China Unveils "Switchblade" UAV, the FH-901 Suicide Drone
China on Thursday unveiled a “switchblade” suicide drone among a several new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in a video released at a forum on unmanned equipment developed by China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) in Beijing. The video displayed live-fire shooting exercises by armed reconnaissance drones like the CH-4 and the CH-5, in addition to the launch of a new attack UAV, the FH-901 suicide drone and the CH-10 tilt-rotor drone
Romania Seeks Parliamentary Approval to buy 18 Bayraktar Drones for $300M
Romanias defense ministry has sent a request to Parliament seeking its approval to acquire Bayraktar TB2 combat drones for $300 million. According to local media reports, Romania wants about 18 such UCAVs at an estimated price of $300 million
Turkey’s Aselsan Develops Flapping-Wing Nano UAV
Turkeys Aselsan has introduced a flapping-wing nano unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Teknofest aviation and defense industry event. Teknofest Black Sea event is being held at the northern province of Samsuns Çarşamba Airport
Iran Exhibits Mohajer-6 UAV at Russian Arms show But Denies it was...
Iran exhibited its prominent attack/reconnaissance drone, the Mohajer-6 at the Army 2022 event in Moscow in mid-August but denied it sold the same or any other UAV to Russia.
Second Prototype of Bayraktar 'Kizilelma' Jet-powered UAV Assembled, First Flight in 2023
Turkish firm Baykar has completed the assembly of second prototype of the Bayraktar Kizilelma jet combat drone, and announced that the drone will take to the skies for the first time next year. “We said goodbye to Kizilelma, the 2nd production prototype, which we prepared for the TEKNOFEST KARADENİZ exhibition in Samsun,” Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer of Turkish drone maker Baykal, tweeted August 26
Uroboronprom to Develop Drones Based on War Experience with Russia
State-owned arms manufacturer, "Ukroboronprom" together with the Ukrainian Armed Forces' General Staff have developed a program to manufacture unmanned systems based on experience gained during the current war with Russia.This was done on the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Valery Zaluzhny
British Army Declares Readiness to Counter Russian Threats
Australia Delivers Guardian-Class Patrol Boat to Fiji
Australia, India Agree on Air-to-Air Refuelling Cooperation
New Dutch-made Satellite to Strengthen Military Intelligence by 2027
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...