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Propulsion has always been at the core of aircraft performance. As defence drones undergo a rapid performance escalation on the modern battlefield, there remains a critical, unmet need for advanced propulsion systems capable of establishing true drone air dominance.
Ukrainian company Ptashka Drones has equipped its FPV drones with microphones to detect targets by sound. The UAVs have also been given a function which allows several drones to remain on standby and respond quickly when a target appears.
Skydio’s first fixed-wing drone does not look quite like a conventional aircraft, and that is by design. The F10 Lightrunner features an asymmetrical layout with its camera positioned outside the rotor plane, giving operators an unobstructed view during flight. Continue reading
Ukraine has deployed a newly developed interceptor drone to counter Russian jet-powered Shahed strike drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced recently, following an operational briefing from acting Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) Oleksandr Poklad. Continue reading
To address the evolving challenges of detecting and defeating unmanned aerial systems at extended ranges, Northrop Grumman will develop next-generation air-breathing propulsion for the U.S. Army, significantly enhancing the range and air defense capabilities of the Army’s eXtended Range Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (XRC). Continue reading
Autonomous drones are becoming powerful tools for industrial inspection. They can fly the same patterns, take pictures, and create logs of asset conditions. However, the data collection is only a small part of the process. The more pressing question is what to do with the information the drone accumulates about the inspected sites. Continue reading
Kongsberg Gruppen ASA has signed an agreement with Oshkosh Defense Europe B.V. for the delivery of PROTECTOR RS4 Remote Weapon Stations (RWS) equipped with KONGSBERG’s PROTECTOR Counter-Unmanned Aerial System capability. Continue reading
Amprius Technologies has been awarded a grant of up to $75 million from the U.S. Department of War to retrofit an existing domestic production line from EV batteries to high-energy density cells for unmanned aerial systems.