Iran Unveils Electronic Warfare, Surveillance Systems for Drones
Iran on Sunday unveiled a slew of electronic warfare and other electronic systems to disrupt enemy drones and provide protection to its own drones over enemy territory. These products developed by the Iranian Army Ground Forces Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization were unveiled during a ceremony held Sunday
Airbus to Test Autonomous Technologies in Helicopter Flightlab
Airbus is introducing autonomous features to its helicopter Flightlab through a project code-named Vertex. The autonomous technologies set to integrate into the Flightlab are: vision based sensors and algorithms for situational awareness and obstacle detection; fly-by-wire for enhanced auto-pilot; and an advanced human-machine-interface - in the form of a touchscreen and...
U.S. Global Hawk Drone "Lost Contact" While Flying Over Ukraine: Russian Media...
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Turkey’s ‘Aksungur’ UAV hits Target 30 km Away with New Indigenous Missile
Turkeys ‘Aksungur medium-altitude, long-endurance drone hit a test target 30 km away with a new domestically made missile, Chairperson of the Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) Ismail Demir announced Sunday. The new projectile, named KGK-SIHA-82, weighs 340 kilograms (750 pounds), and was fired by the UAV the first time, Ismail Demir wrote...
U.S. Approves $1.6 Billion Weapons-Ready MQ-9B Drone Sale to Australia
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Embraer Agrees to Develop Drones for Brazilian Air Force
Embraer will be developing advanced unmanned aircraft systems under an agreement signed with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) today. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishes a cooperation for the study and evaluation of the necessary capabilities for the conceptual design and development of advanced unmanned aircraft system to meet FABs needs, the company says
Turkish Akinci Drone’s First Firing of Roketsan Smart Munitions
Turkeys Akinci combat drone has for the first time fired MAM laser-guided smart munitions manufactured by Roketsan. On Thursday, Selcuk Bayraktar, chief technology officer (CTO) tweeted that Akinci hit its target accurately
U.S. Army Orders more Switchblade 300 Systems
Aerovironment said it won a U.S
MQ-9 Reaper Makes First Flight with Electronic Support Measure Payload
The MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) has flown for the first time equipped with the Reaper Defense Electronic Support System (RDESS). The U
Navy Asks Raytheon to Repair MQ-4C Triton Aircraft
Raytheon won $10.5 million to repair MQ-4C Triton aircraft operated by the U
New Russian Factory to Make ‘Inokhodet’ Attack Drone, Seen as Competitor to...
Russian privately owned drone manufacturer, Kronstadt has announced the construction of a plant for the manufacture of ‘Inokhodet attack and reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) similar to General Atomics ‘Predator. Its factory is coming up in the city of Dubna in the Moscow region
Japan’s RQ-4B Global Hawk Makes First Flight
A RQ-4B Global Hawk high-altitude, remotely-piloted, surveillance aircraft built for Japan made its first flight on April 15. “The unarmed RQ-4B Global Hawk will provide Japan with on-demand intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance information supporting the Japan Air Self-Defense Forces missions of protecting borders, monitoring threats and providing humanitarian assistance in times of need,” said Jane Bishop, vice president and general manager, autonomous systems, Northrop Grumman
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...