At IDEX 2025, Shenzhen-based Chinese company V-UAV introduced the EV390, also known as the Flashman EV390, a fully electric vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for long-endurance missions. Continue reading
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GA-ASI Flies Government Reference Autonomy Stack at Orange Flag 25-1
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. achieved another major milestone in the development of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAVs) by flying U.S. government-provided autonomy software aboard a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger. The demonstration was part of the Air Force Test Center’s all-domain test series called Orange Flag 25-1, which took place February 19-21 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Continue reading
Ukrainian Drones Use Vermeer Optical Navigation System
The American company Vermeer is integrating its optical navigation systems into Ukrainian strike and reconnaissance drones. This was announced at the Defense Innovation Forum 2025 by the company’s founder and CEO, Brian Streem. Continue reading
US Air Force Renames OA-1K Skywarden as Skyraider II
About a month away from its arrival, the U.S.Air Force named an upcoming light attack and observation aircraft after an iconic Cold War-era close air support platform. Continue reading
Noise Complaints Ground Amazon’s Delivery Drones in Texas
As the Spring planting season arrives in College Station, Texas, certified master gardener Mark Smith is thrilled that peace is in the air. This time last year, a loud buzzing noise began disrupting Smith’s morning routine of checking on the peppers, tomatoes, herbs, and shrubs growing in his backyard. Several times an hour, an Amazon Prime Air delivery drone would noisily emerge about 800 feet away, just past a line of trees behind Smith’s home. Continue reading
Russian SU-35 Intimidates French Reaper Over the Eastern Mediterranean
A French Reaper drone on a surveillance mission in international airspace over the eastern Mediterranean was the target of intimidation by a Russian SU-35 fighter jet, France’s Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday. Continue reading
America’s First Unmanned Fighters are Named YFQ-42 and YFQ-44
The U.S.Air Force’s first two Collaborative Combat Aircraft are fighters, the first unmanned aircraft to carry such a designation, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin announced in a keynote address at the AFA Warfare Symposium on March 3. Continue reading
Bayraktar TB2T-AI UCAV Powered by Articial Intelligence and a Turbo Engine
The latest version of Bayraktar TB2, Turkey’s first-ever indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), marks nothing short of the aircraft’s rebirth—now equipped with a turbo engine and advanced artificial intelligence. The next-generation Bayraktar TB2T-AI, set to tilt the balance of power on the battlefield with its superior altitude, high speed, and AI-powered smart flight capabilities, has officially taken to the skies with a series of successful test flights. Continue reading