Solar Industries Nagpur announced it has bagged an order to supply unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) ‘Nagastra’ to the Indian Army, beating competitors from Israel and Poland. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weapons Systems
AeroVironment Gets $65M US Army Contract for Switchblade 300 Loitering Missile Systems
AeroVironment, Inc. received additional funding of $64,565,126 on March 24 from the U.S. Army Tactical Aviation and Ground Munitions (TAGM) project office for the procurement of Switchblade 300 loitering missile systems. Continue reading
Drones Help Ukraine do More Damage with Fewer Rounds than Russia
In Ukraine as in previous major conflicts artillery is the biggest killer on the battlefield, accounting for perhaps 80% of casualties on both sides. But while Ukraine has fewer guns firing fewer shells, they appear to be doing more damage even though, with some notable exceptions, they are using the same weapons as their Russian opponents. How is this possible? Continue reading
Anduril Autonomous Drones Sent to Ukraine
Weaponised autonomous drones made by the US parent company of defence contractor Anduril Australia are providing an important new capability in Ukraine’s struggle against Russian forces, according to the US company’s founder Palmer Luckey. Continue reading
First Trial Firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile from VTOL Drone
A new versatile drone system capable of multiple types of combat mission over land, sea and air has completed a highly successful first trial firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) to bring the potential of unmanned air combat a step closer to reality. Continue reading
Iran Unveils Meraj-532 Car-Launched Suicide Drone
As kamikaze drones become increasingly instrumental in modern combat, Iran has unveiled another one-way Unmanned Aerial Vehicle dubbed ‘Meraj-532’ for Iran Revolutionary Guards Ground Forces (IRGC). Continue reading
New Company Mass-Producing Attack Drones for Ukraine
A new company manufacturing kamikaze racing drones for Ukraine has emerged from stealth mode. One Way Aerospace – the name comes from the Pentagon term ‘one way attack drones’ – has founders including an undisclosed British Royal Air Force veteran James Earl, former Australian combat engineer and investor listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Francisco Serra-Martins, and Roman Antonov, former CTO of Dorini and engineer from Ukraine’s Antonov Design Bureau. Continue reading
US Air Force Drops Lockheed Hypersonic Weapon Program After Failed Tests
The U.S. Air Force isn’t going to buy the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon after the prototyping phase ends, following problems during testing, the service’s acquisition chief told lawmakers. Continue reading