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British Army Launches "Top Gun" Academy for Kamikaze Drone Pilots

September 2, 2024 @ 11:34 AM

British soldiers are being trained as kamikaze drone pilots at Strategic Commands new jHub Drone Academy. This program focuses on First Person View (FPV) Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) to deliver munitions to targets, a tactic already effectively used by Ukrainian forces against Russian vehicles
Ukrainian Forces Receive Locally made Stealth Kamikaze Drone, "Grey Widow"

September 2, 2024 @ 07:56 AM

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has announced the arrival of a new batch of Grey Widow-1 Kamikaze UAVs for the Ukrainian Army. Produced by the Ukrainian company, "Heavenly Punishment," these UAVs have been delivered to the Ukrainian Special Operations Center
Russian Electronic Attack Disrupts American RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV’s Flight Over Estonia...

August 31, 2024 @ 06:35 AM

An American RQ-4B Global Hawk UAV performing a reconnaissance flight near Estonia on Friday suffered a signal failure and began flying erratically after it came under Russian electronic attack. Russian media getting the movement of the drone near Russian airspace from the flight tracking website, Flightradar said the high value drone began to move chaotically in the airspace
Ukraine Probes F-16 Jet Downing by Friendly Fire from Patriot Missile

August 30, 2024 @ 11:50 AM

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is looking into the crash of a Western-donated F-16 fighter aircraft by “friendly fire” from a Ukraine-operated Patriot air defense system on Monday as one of the possibilities of the sudden downing of the aircraft. Speaking to the Voice of America radio an AFU official said that various possibilities are being considered, including friendly fire, a technical malfunction, and pilot error
Raytheon's Drone-mounted SeaVue Radar Guides Anti-Ship Missiles to Target in RIMPAC Exercise

August 29, 2024 @ 08:49 AM

Raytheon (RTX) showcased the SeaVue Multi-role Radars long-range target detection at the U.S
Russia Deploys Upgraded Pantsir-SM to Protect Crimean Bridge from Ukrainian Missiles

August 29, 2024 @ 07:35 AM

Russia has deployed its latest Pantsir-SM air defense system on the Crimean bridge to protect it against 'Neptune' and 'Scalp-EG' missiles that Ukraine possesses. The upgraded Pantisr-SM air defense system is equipped with the latest 1RS-3 guidance radar based on a reflective phased array with a multiple increase in peak power and tracking power, including the power of a microwave clstron
Leonardo DRS Receives $117 Million U.S.Army Order for Weapon Sights

August 28, 2024 @ 12:04 PM

Leonardo DRS, announced it has received a $117 million order for next-generation thermal weapon sights for the U.S
U.S. Army Awards Saab $495 Million Contract for XM919 Individual Assault Munition

August 28, 2024 @ 10:34 AM

Saab Inc., New York was awarded a $494,350,000 contract for an unspecified numberof XM919 Individual Assault Munition (IAM) systems
Aerovironment Receives $990 Million Contract to Possibly Develop FPV Drones

August 28, 2024 @ 07:33 AM

AeroVironment Inc. was awarded a $990,000,000 contract to provide an organic, stand-off capability to dismounted infantry formations capable of destroying tanks, light armored vehicles, hardened targets, defilade and personnel targets, a Pentagon contract announcement said Tuesday
U.S. Navy, Shield AI Integrate Artificial Intelligence Into Aerial Target

August 28, 2024 @ 06:54 AM

The Navy's PMA-281 and PMA-208 programs have teamed up with Shield AI to integrate AI into the BQM-177A sub-sonic aerial target, advancing autonomous systems in naval aviation. On August 16, the Navy awarded Shield AI the contract under an OTA agreement with the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium (NASC)

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