Drones – Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion – Page 27

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18 February

Wingcopter, TAF Partner to Expand Drone Production in Germany for Ukraine

German firm Wingcopter and Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles producer TAF Industries have signed an agreement to create a joint venture.

17 February

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tours SpaceX facilities with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as part of his Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Brownsville, Texas, Jan. 12, 2025. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Rojoef Manuel

Elon Musk Firms Enter Secret Pentagon Challenge for Voice-Based Drone Swarming Tech

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and its subsidiary xAI are joining a secretive US Department of Defense competition centered on a voice command and control tool that could deploy multiple autonomous systems.

17 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Part Boat, Part Aircraft: US Firm REGENT Launches Hybrid Seaglider

A new platform from US firm REGENT skims the waves like a boat and takes to the air like an aircraft, redefining what autonomous drones can do at sea.

16 February

Inder Singh Bisht

European States Launch Common 500-Km+ One-Way Attack Drone Initiative

Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Poland, and Sweden have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a long-range loitering munition.

16 February

Inder Singh Bisht

Greek Navy to Deploy Camcopter S-100 Drones Aboard New FDI Frigates

The Hellenic Navy has procured Camcopter S-100 unmanned systems from Schiebel for integration aboard its three French-built FDI frigates.

16 February

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Tests Apache With New Proximity-Fused Counter-Drone Munition

The US Army has live-tested an Apache helicopter firing a proximity-fused round designed to counter the threat posed by drones.

16 February

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Czech Republic Rolls Out Drone With Hardened Satellite Navigation

Czech drone developer U&C UAS is positioning its new STORK LR platform for operations where satellite navigation can no longer be taken for granted.

16 February

Monochrome photo featuring a CA-1 Europa drone set against a shadowy backdrop.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

‘CA-1 Europa’ Drone Poised for AI-Enabled Intelligence Upgrade From HENSOLDT

A partnership between two firms is reshaping Europe’s next uncrewed combat aircraft into an autonomous intelligence platform for multi-domain operations.

16 February