The Pentagon on Thursday announced the availability of five US-manufactured drone configurations to provide trusted, secure small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) options to the US Government. The announcement is the culmination of an 18-month effort with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)s initial work supporting the US Armys Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program of record for sUAS
Hungary will set up a joint venture with German Rheinmetall to produce
CAE USA has been awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to support the U.S
Bell Textron Inc., unveiled today its new 140,000-square-foot Manufacturing Technology Center (MTC) in Fort Worth, Texas
Israeli company Elbit Systems has received from its country permission modernize Ukrainian MiG-29 fighters. The need for such a permit for Elbit Systems was sought by the Ukrainian side to ensure the responsibility of the main integrator of the new systems on board the aircraft,
Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics, a developer of autonomous systems for ocean-going vessels, announced today that it has closed a new $15 million financing round with significant participation by Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). The strategic investment and associated partnership with HII will accelerate the deployment of self-piloting technologies in the rising market of unmanned naval boats and ships and is a continuation of HIIs expansion in the rapidly growing autonomous and unmanned maritime systems industry
Chinas J-20 stealth fighter jet won a Gold Medal for ‘Appearance Design awarded by the countrys National Intellectual Property Administration (NIPA) The Gold Medal was given during the China Patent Award ceremony on July 14. This is the first time for the Chengdu Aircraft Design & Research Institute (CADI), a division of the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), to won such a national-level patent award
The French Directorate General for Armament (DGA) together a local firm, SOLCERA has developed an armored lightweight transparent ceramic window suitable for helicopter windshields and that of land vehicles. In February 2020, for the first time, this shielding solution was tested in flight on a CARACAL helicopter
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The British Tempest combat jet currently under development could use technologies from the motorsport industry to make them more powerful, faster, and efficient. Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Technology Officer for BAE Systems Air sector, said: “Working in partnership with companies like WAE is vital to drive rapid innovation at the pace the Tempest programme demands