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14 May

Germany Advances Plans for Next-Gen ‘Drone Defense Shield’

Germany’s next-generation “drone defense shield” is beginning to take shape as Rheinmetall and Deutsche Telekom launch a joint effort aimed at protecting critical infrastructure from emerging airborne threats.

14 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MQ-9 Reaper Tests New Rocket Capability Against Airborne Targets

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the US Air Force have pushed the MQ-9 Reaper drone deeper into the precision-strike role with successful tests involving APKWS laser-guided rockets.

13 May

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base. The RQ-4 Block 30s will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Located on Grand Forks Air Force Base, Grand Sky is a business and aviation park focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Richards)

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment to Install Data Receivers on Pentagon’s SkyRange Hypersonic Test Fleet

AeroVironment has secured a $43-million contract to install phased array receivers on the US Department of Defense’s SkyRange platforms.

13 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

SiLC Technologies’ New Vision System Moves Battlefield Sensing Into 4D Era

California’s SiLC Technologies is betting on 4D sensing to improve battlefield awareness with Eyeonic Vista, a system designed to track, classify, and monitor small targets beyond one kilometer.

13 May

Christine Casimiro

Shield AI Brings Hivemind to Taiwan’s Thunder Tiger Uncrewed Systems

Shield AI is set to integrate its Hivemind AI-driven autonomy software into Taiwan-based Thunder Tiger's portfolio of uncrewed systems.

13 May

Jodesz Gavilan

US Army Taps Teledyne’s Rogue 1 for LASSO Loitering Munition Program

The US Army has selected Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Rogue 1 loitering munition system for its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program.

12 May

Rojoef Manuel

European Defence Agency Launches Kamikaze Drone Challenge

The European Defence Agency has launched a competition to test next-generation single-use unmanned aerial systems in realistic combat conditions as European militaries push to expand drone warfare capabilities.

12 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

AIRO Presents RQ-70 VTOL Drone for Long-Range ISR Missions

New Mexico firm AIRO Group is expanding its footprint in the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance arena with a new drone designed for extended mission coverage.

12 May

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Ukraine Fields AI Turrets That Can Destroy UAVs With a Single Button Press

On a battlefield increasingly challenged by fiber-optic-controlled drones that resist electronic warfare, Ukraine is deploying new AI-powered turrets to counter the threat.

12 May