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AeroVironment Unveils Mantis i45 N Multi-Sensor Imaging Payload for Nighttime ISR

November 17, 2021 @ 04:06 AM

AeroVironment today introduced the Mantis i45 N, a multi-sensor nighttime imaging payload compatible with Puma 2 AE, Puma 3 AE and Puma LE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Lightweight (905 g) and compact, the new Mantis i45 N joins AeroVironments expansive Mantis product line of micro-gimbals delivering high-quality video and imagery downlink to UAS operators
Airbus, Thales Launch Signal Intelligence Satellites for France

November 16, 2021 @ 02:56 PM

Airbus and Thales launched the CERES space system (Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale or Space-based Signal Intelligence Capability) satellites built for the French Armament General Directorate (DGA). The CERES satellites were successfully launched from the European spaceport in French Guiana, on-board a Vega launcher
Elbit Demos Heterogeneous Swarm Capability for Dutch Robotic Autonomous Systems Project

November 15, 2021 @ 08:35 AM

Elbit Systems has demonstrated its Robotic Autonomous Systems (RAS) capabilities for ISR missions utilizing heterogeneous autonomous swarms to the RAS Concept Development & Experimentation Program of the Royal Netherlands Army. Taking place in northern Israel the demonstration deployed swarms comprising of the PROBOT Unmanned Ground Vehicle and two types of Vertical Takeoff and Landing mini Unmanned Aircraft System (VTOL mini-UAS) including the THOR, all powered by the TORCH-X RAS software suite (Command and Control application, Autonomy Kits, Planning tools)
Autonomous Take Off and Landing, GAGAN Satellite System Proven for India's Rustum...

November 14, 2021 @ 03:29 AM

India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) announced Saturday that critical technologies of Autonomous Take Off and Landing (ATOL) & also using GAGAN Satellite system were proven on indigenous MALE UAV Rustom II. The tests were conducted at Bengaluru
Turkey’s Gendarmerie General Command Receives T129 ATAK Helicopter

November 11, 2021 @ 03:05 PM

Turkeys Gendarmerie General Command received a domestically-developed
Second Pilot in China's J-20 Jet an Artificial Intelligence Mule: Chinese Experts

November 8, 2021 @ 09:46 AM

The Chinese J-20 aircraft will use its second pilot to develop artificial intelligence concepts for the carrier-borne stealth jet. Images of the J-20 with a twin seat cockpit have done rounds of social media since late October
DARPA’s Gremlins UAV Program Demonstrates Airborne Recovery

November 6, 2021 @ 06:24 AM

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced today that Gremlins unmanned air vehicle (UAV) demonstrated successful airborne recovery during tests held last month. During the deployment, two X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicles (GAV) successfully validated all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features before one GAV ultimately demonstrated airborne recovery to a C-130
Chinese Troops Near Indian Border Receive New All-Terrain Vehicle for Winter Logistics...

October 26, 2021 @ 03:00 PM

The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) Xinjiang Military Command stationed close to the border with India received a new type of all-terrain vehicle built to provide logistics support for the plateau border defense troops as winter draws close and as China-India border tensions again risk rising. The unit that commissioned the new vehicle is garrisoned at a high-altitude, snowy border region that is extremely cold, lacks oxygen and has a complex terrain, which causes difficulties in logistics support including the transport of supplies, the command announced on its official WeChat account on Sunday
AeroVironment Demos Maritime Sensor-to-Shooter Capability with Puma 3 AE, Switchblade 300 during

October 21, 2021 @ 05:14 AM

AeroVironment announced the successful maritime demonstration of a Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft system and Switchblade 300 tactical missile system sensor-to-shooter (S2S) capability as part of NATO REP(MUS) 21, Europes largest maritime unmanned systems operational experimentation exercise. The exercise was hosted at the Portuguese Navy Centre for Operational Experimentation held in Troia, Portugal in September
Turkish Aerospace to Build Flight Control System Integration Facility for Fighter Jet...

October 14, 2021 @ 02:49 PM

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) will open a new flight control system integrated test facility called “Iron Bird” to accelerate the pace of its defense projects, including the one to build a fifth-generation indigenous stealth fighter jet. The facility, scheduled to enter operation in February 2022, will speed up the development, certification and production processes of domestic defense products

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