DARPA’s Gremlins UAV Program Demonstrates Airborne Recovery
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced today that Gremlins unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstrated successful airborne recovery during tests held last month. During the deployment, two X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicles (GAV) successfully validated all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features before one GAV ultimately demonstrated airborne recovery to a...
In a First, AeroVironment's Jump 20 UAS Launches Switchblade Loitering Munition
AeroVironment announced the successful demonstration of integrating Switchblade 300 loitering missiles and JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for increased mission autonomy and efficacy. This Air Launched Effects (ALE) proof-of-concept demonstration took place in August 2021 with the goal of launching an inert Switchblade 300 from the JUMP 20 and...
U.S. Special Ops Command Orders Switchblade 600 Tactical Missile Systems Hardware
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) awarded AeroVironment $20.3 million for the procurement of Switchblade 600 tactical missile systems (TMS)
Boeing Loyal Wingman UAV’s Landing Gear Engaged for the First Time
Boeing Australia said one of the two Loyal Wingman aircraft (Airpower Teaming System) taking part in separate flight missions at the Woomera Range Complex recently engaged its landing gear for the first time. The flight tests of aircraft one included the first time the landing gear was raised and engaged, Boeing...
Boeing to Debut 777X, Loyal Wingman UAV at Dubai Airshow
Boeings newest fuel-efficient widebody jet, the 777X, will make its international debut at Dubai Airshow 2021 along with the Loyal Wingman (Airpower Teaming System) unmanned aerial vehicle. During the event, a Boeing 777-9 flight-test airplane will soar in the airshow's flying program and appear in the static display
Space Dynamics to Process Data from South Korean Global Hawk Drone
Space Dynamics Laboratory has been awarded $29 million to process data from South Koreas Global Hawk high-altitude, remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft. Seoul ordered four RQ-4 Global Hawks from U
IAI to Partner with Romania’s IAR-Brasov over Heron-like UAVs
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement of cooperation with Romanian defense company IAR-Brasov on UAVs to offer advanced UAVs solutions, based on IAIs Tactical Heron, in Romania. Based on the agreement the UAV systems will be manufactured in Brasov, Romania
U.S. Targets Iran's Drone Program with New Sanctions
The United States has targeted Iranian projects aiming to develop armed drones by slapping sanctions against several companies and their executives linked to them. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force (IRGC-QF) allegedly used and proliferated lethal UAVs for use by Iran-supported groups, including Hizballah, HAMAS, Kataib Hizballah, and the Houthis, and to Ethiopia, where the escalating crisis threatens to destabilize the broader region
Northrop Grumman to Support S.Korean RQ-4 Global Hawks
Northrop Grumman has won a contract valued $109 million to support RQ-4 Global Hawks operated by the South Korean military. Seoul has purchased four RQ-4s for 965
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First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
Dutch F-35s Train for Rapid Deployment in Estonia
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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