Leonardo Bags First International Contract for New Mirach 100/5 V2 Target Drones
Leonardo said it won the first export contract for the delivery of ten Mirach 100/5 V2 drones featuring new engines and advanced new avionics. The Mirach 100/5 V2 will accurately simulate hostile aircraft and incoming missiles during training exercises, allowing Armed Forces to train with radars and weapon systems in realistic...
France, Spain Conduct Reaper Drone Flight through Civilian Airspace
France and Spain has successfully controlled an MQ-9 Reaper drone from the 02/33 "Savoie" drone squadron in the same airspace as commercial aircraft in December of 2021. Since January 2017, the French civil and military authorities have been carrying out an experimentation campaign to explore the operational framework and the changes...
Raytheon Swarming Tech Enables One Person to Operate Over a Hundred Drones
Integrated swarm technology developed by a Raytheon BBN-led team under DARPAs fifth OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) project enabled a single operator to control tens of drones. The swarm – composed of 130 physical drone platforms and 30 simulated drone platforms – was controlled by the operator in both indoors and outdoors...
Legion Pod-Equipped Avenger UAS Autonomously Sends Fused Air Threat Data to Command...
General Atomics used two company-owned Avenger Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), each equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod, to send long-range air threat data captured passively and fused by an advanced sensor algorithm to a Command Center. In the two-hour flight on November 18 last year, the Avengers flew over the...
Smart Shooter Unveils SMASH Dragon Precision Killer Drone
Smart Shooter has unveiled SMASH Dragon, an armed drone system incorporating company-developed SMASH Technology for precise target elimination. Presented by the company for the first time, SMASH Dragon is an advanced robotic weaponry payload that can be mounted on different drones and other unmanned aerial platforms
U.S. Approves MQ-9 Follow-On Contractor Logistics Support for France
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Brazil Orders Hermes 900 Drones
Elbit Systems Brazilian subsidiary, AEL Sistemas S.A
Russian Orion Drone Destroys New Unmanned Target Helicopters in Latest Tests
Russias Orion drone fired latest munitions to destroy new unmanned target helicopters built by Rostec-owned company Tekhnodinamika Holding. The next batch of helicopter simulators will be delivered to the Aerospace Forces in early 2022
Australian, U.S. Navy Triton UAVs to Receive Raytheon's Targeting Systems
Raytheon won a contract valued $24 million for the procurement of multi-spectral targeting systems for the U.S
Singapore to Test Supersonic Attack Drone to Escort Manned Aircraft in Jan
Singapore will test a new supersonic attack drone named ‘Arrow built to escort manned aircraft, besides performing a host of other functions, next month. Kelley Aerospace was chosen to build a drone that can destroy air and ground targets, carry out reconnaissance, escort manned aircraft and perform other tasks
Boeing’s MQ-25 Unmanned Refueller Maneuvered on Carrier Deck Using Hand Signals
The US Navy and Boeing have successfully maneuvered the T1 test asset on an aircraft carrier for the first time – an early step forward in ensuring the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler will seamlessly integrate into carrier operations. During a demonstration aboard the USS George H
Russian Pantsir Systems Shot down 40 Turkish Drones over Syrian, Libya
Russian short-range air defense systems "Pantsir-S" shot down more than 40 Turkish-made bayraktar and Anka drones during the fighting in Syria and Libya, according to "Russia-1" TV channel. Turkish Bayraktar drones are easy targets for domestic air defense systems such as Pantsir, according to the deputy chief of the anti-aircraft missile forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces Yuri Muravkin
Latest Chinese GJ-11 "Sharp Sword" Drone Seen at an Air Base in...
North Korea Reveals Hwasong-20 ICBM Capable of Reaching U.S. Mainland
Denmark Allocates $4.5B to Buy 16 Additional F-35 Fighter Jets
Russia Sanctions French Automaker Renault for Producing Drones for Ukraine
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...