Autonomous drone flight

Lockheed, XTEND Test New Drone Control Concept for Future Joint Ops

Multi-Class MDCX workstation is an integrated command-and-control system, enables swarm operations across multiple platforms, and features a platform-agnostic.

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US Laser Power Beaming Hits Test Milestone for In-Flight Drone Recharging

Laser power beaming is a system that delivers kilowatt-class energy to UAS in flight, pairing a ground-based laser transmitter with a lightweight airborne receiver, and features layered safety interlocks.

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US Military Demos New Stealth Drone Tracking Tech

AI-powered C-UAS is a counter-drone system, deployable on fast raiding and special forces craft, uses AI to fuse data from multiple independent sensors, and integrates customizable sensor platforms.

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Israel Tackles Drone Resupply Limits With New Heavy-Lift VTOL UAV

Israeli new cargo drone uses electric propulsion, vertical takeoff and landing, carries up to 550 pounds of payload, offers a 70-cubic-foot cargo bay, spans 24.6 feet, and measures 19.2 feet in length.

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Serbia Shows Off a New Breed of Kamikaze Drone Built to Decapitate Modern Armor

Gavran 145 is a long‑range loitering munition built for deep‑strike missions, offering top‑attack profiles, multiple warhead options, autonomous terminal guidance, and three hours of endurance.

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Jet-Powered and Radar-Shy: Hadid-110 Becomes Iran’s Newest Strike Drone

Hadid-110 is a jet-powered stealth strike drone, reaching 510 kilometers per hour, with a 350-kilometer range, and features a radar-reducing faceted airframe.

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Ukraine’s New Counter-Drone Tech Uses Acoustic Targeting to Hunt Shaheds Silently

Acoustic targeting system is a next-gen Ukrainian defense tool, tracks drones and missiles in real time, operates in passive mode with full-hemisphere coverage, uses phased-array microphones and beamforming.

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Puma LE Drone Gets New ‘Eyes’ and ‘Brain’ for GPS-Jammed Missions

Visual Navigation System is a navigation kit that enables drones to navigate accurately without satellite signals, using downward-facing cameras, sensors, and onboard computing.

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Northrop Grumman Previews Its Next Shot at the Autonomous Wingman Race

Project Talon is an autonomous wingman built on a fast track, with a modular design approach, engineered to boost lethality, adaptability, and mission efficiency.

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New Airborne EW Platform Lets Forces Spot Emitters in GPS-Dark Zones

Wraith is an airborne EW system, weighs 32 pounds, navigates using visual odometry with multiband global navigation satellite systems, and can be launched by two people in minutes.

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