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V2X, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a $19 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to deliver Tempest counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) vehicles, expanding access to a highly mobile capability designed to protect maneuver forces against rapidly evolving unmanned threats. Continue reading
Airbility, a deep-tech aerospace and defence company developing high-speed electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, announced that it has raised USD 4.7 million (KRW 6.5 billion) in Series A funding led by a Silicon Valley-based global VC Sazze Partners. The round brings Airbility’s total funding to USD 7.6 million (KRW 10.5 billion). Continue reading
A European joint venture has been established to manufacture Ukraine’s BARS jet-powered drone, with production beginning in early September and the first systems expected to reach Ukraine’s Defence Forces starting October 10, the drone’s developer told RBC-Ukraine on September 7. Continue reading
Russia has equipped Geran-type kamikaze drones with an electronic warfare system designed to jam the analog video link used by Ukrainian interceptor drones. Continue reading
Mehler Protection in Germany has unveiled the SCILT Naval active counter-drone system, envisioned as a new way for maritime forces to defend against close-range threats. The system is positioned as a last line of defence against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that larger air defence solutions cannot immediately respond to. Continue reading
SunCubes, an Italian deep-tech startup pioneering wireless energy transmission technology for unmanned aerial systems, has announced it is deploying Engineering AI tools from German ai-native cloud simulation platform, SimScale. Continue reading
Mexico faces a rapid transformation in the threats that can affect its airspace, strategic installations, and the security of its population. The expansion of commercial drones, their adaptation to transport illicit cargo, and their use by criminal organizations have turned low-cost unmanned systems into a challenge that no longer belongs exclusively to conventional battlefields. Continue reading
Heven AeroTech, a leading hydrogen-powered drone manufacturer, integrating AI and quantum capabilities for next-generation flight, has announced the launch of its national, multi-site unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturing network with the opening of a regional 56,000-square-foot production facility in Winchester, Virginia. Continue reading