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The Miles M.20 was an all-wood lightweight fighter and interceptor from Britain during World War II. This video looks at the idea of an emergency fighter, and the more technologically advanced examples from Germany in WW2, and some more simplistic examples from America. It then moves over to Britain’s example in the M.20, intended to supplant the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane in an emergency. Continue reading
– Airbus Defence unveiled a European-made anti-drone drone concept with elements of autonomy this week, piggybacking on a training dummy design from 20 years ago. With LOAD — short for Low-Cost Air Defence — the European aerospace giant seeks to address one of the main challenges in modern air defense: the massive cost of intercepting cheap threats. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and the Belgian Ministry of Defence completed the first flight of a new MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) that will be the first SkyGuardian delivered to Belgium as part of a four-aircraft purchase. The flight was based out of GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon Flight Operations Facility in El Mirage, California and took place on February 20, 2025. Continue reading
Laser technology is now being used to target and destroy Russian drones, including Shahed UAVs. This places Ukraine among a select group of nations deploying next-generation defense technology. Continue reading
– Teledyne FLIR OEM, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has announced that Sentera Sensors and Drones, a provider of advanced sensors and data, has joined the Thermal by FLIR program. Integrating FLIR Boson thermal camera modules into the Sentera 6X Thermal Series adds new high-precision thermal mapping capabilities to their integrated multispectral and RGB drone payload platform. Continue reading
– HSWERX, the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) innovation hub, selected MatrixSpace Radar to provide advanced air detection to support uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) operations. The technology has potential applications across a variety of mission environments, including the DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. Continue reading
The UK Civil Aviation Authority will take on a new role to monitor and enforce new product standards for drones in the UK, improving safety and supporting the sector’s further growth. Continue reading
– Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art AI-powered autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced a partnership with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to accelerate development of AI pilots, a core technology for KAI’s manned/unmanned teaming capabilities by utilizing Shield AI’s AI-powered, modular and scalable autonomy software products. Continue reading