Ukraine Plans to Buy 50 Turkish Bayraktar Drones, Set up Assembly Line
Ukraine wants to purchase about 50 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones and set up a large-scale assembly line for the unmanned aircraft. “We have agreed on setting up of a large-scale assembly line for these drones in Ukraine
Aerovironment-Softbank's Pseudo-satellite Drone Demos Mobile Broadband From 60,000ft
AeroVironment and Softbank announced the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. Sungliders development and testing is funded by HAPSMobile Inc
GA-ASI Awarded $900M for Advanced Battle Management System
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $950,000,000 ceiling Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Advanced Battle Management System
Russia Developing Anti-Drone Missile for TOR Air Defense System
Russia is working on a small and cheap surface-to-air missile (SAM) missile for the TOR short-range air defense system, especially suited for intercepting the small-sized drones. "The cost of anti-aircraft guided missiles of the system significantly exceeds the cost of small drones
US Army Readies UGV Charging Ports for Autonomous Drone Swarms
The U.S Army today said a swarm of hundreds of unmanned air vehicles could soon descend on unmanned ground vehicles to autonomously recharge
China Deploys Drones to Support Motuo Frontline Soldiers in Tibet
The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) has, for the first time, deployed drones to provide logistic support to soldiers stationed at the remote Motuo region in Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Ten multirotor drones each having a payload capacity of 15-25kg and range of 20km (under full load) opened air routes to the four frontlines stations of the PLA Tibet Military Command in Motuo region
Boeing Picks Queensland as Loyal Wingman Drone Production Facility
Boeing said today that Australias Queensland will be the production centre of the Loyal Wingman drones. The 38-foot (11
Russia bets big on Mini Drones for Attack Helicopter, Combat Troops
A Russian research center called Zaslon is developing a system for the Mi-28NM helicopter gunship to fire suicide drones from its missile launch tubes, a source in the defense-industrial complex was quoted as saying by TASS today. Zaslon's missile launching module B8V10-UV can be adjusted for each specific task (for launching mini-drones or missiles)
Dutch, Russian Armies Show Different Approaches to Battling Hostile Drones
The Dutch and Russian Armies today revealed different approaches to battling hostile drones which are becoming a growing threat to ground-based assets While the Dutch Army today announced the creation of a ‘Stinger Platoon equipped with man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), the Russian Army said it was developing smaller, and cheaper missiles to hit at drones. Dutch Stinger Platoon The Dutch Army has created a platoon equipped with shoulder-launched ‘Stinger MANPADS to tackle low-flying threats such as drones
USAF Research Lab's 'ROBOpilot' Resumes Test Flights After Landing Mishap
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