The U.S. Navy awarded a fixed-price incentive contract valued at $562 million to the Boeing Company for Lot 1 of the low-rate initial production of the MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
CCA Drones to Fly at Large-Scale US Air Force Exercise in December
The U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft will take part in their first large-force engagement exercise in December, the head of the drones’ Experimental Operations Unit. Continue reading
Hermeus Unveils Ramjet-X Low-Cost Test Vehicle for High-Mach Flight
Hermeus announced recently that it is developing Ramjet-X, a low-cost, expendable ramjet-powered vehicle designed for launch from its Quarterhorse aircraft. Once released, Ramjet-X will fly at high-Mach speeds. Continue reading
Leonardo and Marshall Land Systems Unveil Containerised Falcon Shield C-UAS for Rapid Deployment
Leonardo has unveiled a new containerised configuration of its operationally-proven Falcon Shield Counter-Unmanned Air Systems (C-UAS) capability, providing military and security customers with a rapidly deployable, scalable ecosystem for detecting, tracking, identifying and defeating complex drone threats. Continue reading
US Air Force’s ‘Loyal Wingman’ Drones Get New Names – FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury
The Department of the Air Force officially named its newest Collaborative Combat Aircraft the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury during Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink’s keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 14.
GA-ASI Mojave First UAS to Complete Battlefield Short Field Ops
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Hanwha Aerospace have completed the first-ever flight operations from a simulated battlefield by a medium altitude, long endurance unmanned aircraft. The partners proved that the Mojave Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft, or Mojave STOL, could land at a tank and artillery live-fire range during simulated combat conditions and then take off again to continue the mission.
Ukraine Reveals X-Wing Drone Combining AI, Starlink, and Aerial Scouts
Ukrainian company Ukrspecsystems, which develops reconnaissance and strike drones, has publicly presented its RAM-2X strike UAV with an X-shaped wing for the first time. The drone was shown at the MSPO arms exhibition in Poland. Continue reading
Terra Drone Develops In-House Flight Controller ‘Terra DFC’
Terra Drone Corporation announced that it has developed in-house a domestically produced flight controller for defense drones, “Terra DFC,” and has established a mass-production system for it. Continue reading