It was 1950, and US Navy pilot Glenn T. Farnsworth was in trouble in North Korean airspace in his F4-U Corsair. His squadron, the Stingers, was on its first mission of the Korean War. While trying to avoid anti-aircraft fire, he collided with another Corsair and saw his comrade crash into the ground below. Continue reading
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Gray Eagle STOL Makes Historic First Flight from Ship to Land
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. logged another aviation milestone on Nov. 12, 2024, when its Gray Eagle STOL aircraft took off from a South Korean warship and landed at a ground base – the first-ever such mission for an aircraft of this type. Continue reading
JSW Defence Invests $90M to Manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT in India
– JSW Defence Pvt. Ltd., part of the $24 billion JSW Group and Shield AI, Inc, a U.S defense technology company, today announced a strategic partnership to indigenize and manufacture Shield AI’s V-BAT, a Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Continue reading
D-Fend Solutions to Test C-UAS Technology with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division
– D-Fend Solutions, a provider of field-proven radio frequency (RF) cyber-based, non-kinetic, non-jamming, counter-drone takeover technology, has announced a new agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) program. Continue reading
Anduril’s Lattice Showcased in US Central Command’s Desert Guardian 1.0
– Anduril Industries has announced the successful integration of its Lattice platform in U.S. Central Command’s (CENTCOM) Desert Guardian exercise, a critical event designed to address the increasing complexity of modern airspace and the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Continue reading
Massive Chinese Anti-Drone High-Power Microwave Weapon Emerges
A huge truck-mounted system is one of at least three large mobile ground-based high-power microwave directed energy weapons, primarily intended to down drones, at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow. Continue reading
China’s Stealth CH-7 Long-Endurance Drone Emerges
The first example of China’s mysterious CH-7 stealthy flying-wing drone seems to have been revealed, although with a somewhat different look compared to previous mockups, and a very impressive size. Continue reading
Russia Tests Mysterious Air-Launched Drone
Russia is reportedly working on a new and enigmatic drone under the auspices of Rostec subsidiary United Aircraft Corporation. Continue reading