China’s Modernized CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Engine Makes Maiden Flight
An upgraded version of the Chinese CH-4 drone fitted with new domestic heavy-fuel engine, recently completed its maiden flight. The domestic engine enables the updated version of the CH-4 drone to fly at higher altitudes for longer endurance and with heavier loads, CH UAV company told the
AeroVironment Acquires UAS Navigation Solutions Provider ‘Planck’
AeroVironment has acquired Planck Aerosystems, Inc. (“Planck”), a provider of advanced unmanned aircraft navigation solutions
MQ-8C Unmanned Helicopter Completes First Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations Exercise
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China Displays Armed Version of BZK-005E Reconnaissance Drone at Army 2022
The Aviation industries' Corporation of China (AVIC) has for the first time displayed an armed version of its BZK-005E drone as a scale model at the Army 2022 event in Moscow. The high-altitude drone, also called 'Long Eagle,' is the biggest military drone in service with the Peoples' Liberation Army (PLA)...
Pratt & Whitney PT6 E-Series Engine to Increase Power of MQ-9B RPA...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) tested a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada on MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) on July 29
Russian Helicopters Unveils Unmanned Chopper with High Payload at Army 2022
Russian Helicopter unveilehasd a universal unmanned aerial system of the BAS-750 helicopter type at the ongoing Army-2022 Forum. It consists of two helicopters with a maximum takeoff weight of 750 kg, as well as two ground control and flight support stations
Ukraine Destroys four of Russia’s Orlan-10 Drones
The Armed Forces of Ukraine have shot down four of Russias Orlan-10 drones besides a Su-25 fighter in a single day. “Over the past day, the air defense units of the Land Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed four Orlan-10 UAVs, one of them at night, and a Su-25 attack aircraft in the east of Ukraine,” the Joint Forces Task Force posted on
Kalashnikov's New Loitering Munition, KUB-BLA to Enter Russian Army Service this year
A new loitering munition ‘KUB-BLA produced by Kalashnikov Group will be handed over to the Russian Army by the end of this year. The KUB-BLA loitering munition was developed by ZALA Aero, part of Kalashnikov
Turkey’s Baykar Buys Land in Ukraine to Produce Bayraktar TB2 Drones
Turkish drone maker Baykar has purchased a plot of land in Ukraine for production of the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar was quoted as saying by RBC Ukraine that Baykar has already purchased a plot of land in Ukraine, developed the project of the plant itself and is ready to implement it to the end
Turkish Army Takes Delivery of 1st Homegrown Multi-rotor Mini UAV
Turkeys Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. (STM) completed initial deliveries of the mini-spotter unmanned aerial system (UAS), TOGAN, to the Turkish Army
Russia’s Almaz-Antey Develops Multipurpose Drone
Almaz-Anteys All-Russian Research Institute of Radio Equipment (VNIIRT) said it is completing work on a new multi-purpose light quadcopter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The UAV as high strength and low weight due to the use of modern materials such as carbon fiber and filled polymers
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
Turkish Baykar to Make Drones in Morocco
Sweden Announces $1.2B Military Support, its Biggest Ever to Ukraine
French Armament Directorate Orders Renovation of 100 Leclerc Tanks
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