The results of AAUS‘ RPAS Industry Survey for 2024 are now available to download from the AAUS website. The objective of these surveys is to gain feedback from industry and use that information to guide our advocacy strategy to meet the needs of our members and the constantly evolving industry. Continue reading
Category Archives: News
Embention Joins the HAPS Alliance
.Embention, suppliers of autopilots and critical avionics systems for autonomous vehicles, has announced that it has joined the HAPS Alliance, a non-profit association dedicated to building a high altitude platform stations (HAPS) ecosystem that brings digital sensing and connectivity to everyone, everywhere. Continue reading
Russia Develops Single-Use C-UAS Combat Drone
Russian company Red Line has unveiled a high-speed combat drone designed for intercepting enemy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Boeing’s Compact Lasers shine at Counter-Drone Competition
At the 2024 Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Counter UAS Sandbox in Suffield, Alberta, Canada, Boeing’s Compact Laser Weapon System (CLWS) supported a range of counter-uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) test exercises.
Shoddy Russian Workmanship is Letting Ukraine Win the Drone War
Russia’s wider war in Ukraine is a drone war. The side that can deploy more and better unmanned aerial vehicles – for surveillance, strike, minelaying and even resupply – has a clear advantage, even if it’s outnumbered or outgunned in other ways. Which is why both Russia and Ukraine are ramping up production of drones and anti-drone radio jammers. And why the inferior quality of Russia’s drones and jammers is such a big deal. Continue reading
Skynode S: Auterion Autonomy Kit Lets Attack Drones Fly Through Jamming
Auterion, a provider of operating system for drones, has introduced Skynode S, a new game-changing drone technology for kinetic military use to ramp up support for democracies looking to defend against aggressors. Continue reading
Russia and China Partner on Developing a New Attack Drone
Russian and Chinese companies are said to be in the process of making Iranian replica drones for use in Ukraine. Initially reported by Bloomberg, the news reportedly comes from unnamed European officials “familiar with the matter.” Continue reading
Italy Seizes Chinese Military Drones Heading to Libya
Italy has seized Chinese military drones disguised as wind turbines that were heading to Libya in violation of a U.N. embargo, Italian authorities said. Continue reading