Ukrainian Defense Forces destroyed a Russian Shahed-136 that was equipped with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite communication during a night attack on September 25, in which 28 of 32 drones were shot down. Continue reading
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2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft
Excitement builds as competitors from around the globe converge in Limoux, near Toulouse in southern France, for the upcoming 2024 FAI World Championship for Slope Soaring Model Aircraft. This event, scheduled to take place from 6 to 12 October and organised by the French Aeromodelling Federation, promises to be a thrilling display of skill, precision, and model glider engineering. Continue reading
Russian Fighter Cuts Off US F-16 During NORAD Intercept
A Russian Su-35 fighter cut across the front of a U.S. Air Force F-16 conducting a routine intercept of Russian aircraft off the coast of Alaska in a dramatic incident Sept. 23. The U.S. military called the encounter “unsafe,” and said the Russian aviator’s actions were “unprofessional and endangered all.” Continue reading
UAS VISION Reaches Historic 100,000 Unique Visitors per Month Milestone in September 2024
Founded in 2011 as a one-stop news service for busy executives, the first post to appear on UAS VISION was on the settlement of a legal dispute between the Government of Georgia and Israeli defense contractor Elbit. At that time there was no commercial UAS market so consequently all of our stories covered military solutions, research or regulations. Continue reading
Shenzhen’s 10,00 Drone Show Sets Two Guinness World Records
On the evening of September 26, Shenzhen hosted a spectacular drone show themed “City of Sky, Maybe Shenzhen” above Shenzhen Bay Park. A total of 10,197 drones took to the sky simultaneously, setting two Guinness World Records: “The most multirotor/drones airborne simultaneously from a single computer (outdoors)” and “The largest aerial image formed by multirotors/drones”. Continue reading
GA-ASI Adds NIDV and NATO DIANA to Blue Magic Netherlands Agenda
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has added Raymond Knops, Chairman of the Dutch Industry Foundation for Defence and Security (NIDV), and Thomas McSorley, General Counsel for NATO DIANA (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic), to a growing list of speakers and panelists on the agenda for the first-ever Blue Magic Netherlands (BMN) event being held on November 19, 2024. Continue reading
Russian Colonel Behind Kamikaze Drone Program Assassinated near Moscow
Russian Colonel Aleksy Kolomeytsev involved in training specialist for the Kremlin’s Shahed drone program has died in a targeted assassination near Moscow. Continue reading
German Railways to Test Long-Range Drones to Assess Storm Damage
The state-owned Deutsche Bahn plans to use long-distance drones to monitor its rail network in the future. Deutsche Bahn already uses drones to assess the condition of the tracks or to check the vegetation along the tracks. According to the company, the new drones have a significantly greater range of around 150 kilometers and can also be used during ongoing rail operations. Closure breaks are not necessary. Continue reading