General Atomics Marks Roll-out of First MQ-9A Block 5 Drone for the...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) rolled out the first MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and Ground Control Station (GCS) for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) on Wednesday
Thales’ New Long-Range Surveillance Drone 'UAS 100' Completes First Flight
Frances Thales successfully completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system on June 22. Developed in partnership with Issoire Aviation and Hionos, and with the support of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces via the Defense Innovation Agency (AID), UAS100 will help...
Land, Sea and Air Combat Robots Displayed at Beijing Expo
At an expo that kicked off in Beijing on Monday, China displayed its latest advanced land, sea and air combat robots. The event is organized by the Chinese Institute of Command and Control, the 9th China Conference on Command and Control and the 7th China Military Intelligent Technology Expo
Israel’s Elta Delivering Counter-Drone Systems to ‘South Asian’ Country
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) though its ELTA Systems group is delivering dozens of its ‘Drone Guard Counter-UAS (CUAS) systems to a country in South Asia in a deal, worth tens of millions of dollars (USD). The ‘South Asian country could be India or Sri Lanka as Israel has close military-industry relations...
Albania Approves Bayraktar TB2 Drone Purchase
Albanias parliament allocated an additional budget of more than €8 million for the procurement of Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey. The nod for such a contract came after Albanian Interior Minister Bledar Çuçi and military officials paid a visit to Turkey, Turkeys government-owned Anadolu Agency reported Thursday
Ukraine Deploys Turkish Bayraktar Drone in NATO's Sea Breeze Exercise
The Ukrainian Army deployed Turkey-made Bayraktar TB2 drones armed with MAM-C, a high explosive variant of Roketsans smart micro munitions (MAM) family, during Sea Breeze 2021 exercises being held in the Black Sea which has over 30 countries participating. While the Ukrainian Army already has these combat UAVs in service, the Navy could receive some of them this year for use in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
Northrop Completes Successful First Flight of Japan’s Second RQ-4B Global Hawk...
Northrop Grumman announced the first flight of Japan's second RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude, remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft. Global Hawk is the only high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to deliver near real-time on demand data around the clock
Turkey’s Akinci Combat Drone Armed with HGK-84 Bombs
The first mass-produced version of Turkeys Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Akinci S-1, was seen armed with a HGK-84 bomb in its underbelly for the first time. A picture of Akinci S-1 equipped with HGK-84 bombs along with the drones second prototype PT-2 was shared by Selcuk Bayraktar, Chief Technology Officer of drone maker Baykar Savunma, in a tweet, on Wednesday
South Korean Anti-Drone Radar Can Detect UAVs the Size of Baseball
The South Korean military will operate an anti-drone radar system capable of detecting very small drones, even those the size of a baseball, over the next six months. The system is capable of detecting drones as small as the size of a baseball within 8km of distance and incapacitating them with jammers when identified as an unauthorized vehicle, Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement
UAVs Destroyed from the Air Using Laser in Israeli Experiment
The Israeli Ministry of Defence (MoD)s research organization, Mafat, Elbit Systems and the Air Force have completed a series of experiments during which UAVs were intercepted at different ranges and flight altitudes using an aerial laser system installed on an aircraft. The ability to destroy air threats from the air is an innovative capability with the potential for a strategic change in the air defense capability of the State of Israel, the Israeli MoD announced
Israeli UVision to Supply Hero-120 Loitering Munition to U.S. Marine Corps
Israeli company UVision has won a contract to supply Hero-120 loitering munitions for the U.S
First Arafura-class Offshore Patrol Vessel Delivered to Australian MoD
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
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