Last November, Amazon took the latest big step in its Prime Air journey, launching the MK30 drone for commercial delivery service in the West Valley of Arizona’s Phoenix metro area and in College Station, Texas. Continue reading
Heron Destroys $14M Parked South Korean Surion Helicopter on Landing
A South Korean army helicopter was destroyed when an unmanned air vehicle crashed into it while attempting to land. The accident occurred on 17 March at an army base in Yangju, when the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron UAV crashed into a Korea Aerospace Industries KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter. Continue reading
China’s Large Cargo UAV TP1000 Completes Maiden Flight with One-Ton Payload
A large unmanned cargo aircraft, independently developed by Yitong UAV System Co, completed its maiden flight on Saturday at Laixi Dianbu Airport in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province, with a payload capacity exceeding one ton, marking another significant breakthrough for China in the field of high-end unmanned aviation equipment, Science and Technology Daily reported. Continue reading
Neros Raises $35M Series A to Accelerate American Drone Manufacturing
– Neros, in front of an audience of 800 DoD decision makers and industry leaders, announced a $35M Series A funding round led by Vy Capital US on March 17. This comes on the heels of major announcements by the company around supply chain certification from the Defense Innovation Unit and a multimillion dollar contract from the International Drone Coalition. Continue reading
BlueHalo and GrandSKY Partner to Create a Unique Hub for Tech Innovation, Testing, and Training
– BlueHalo and GrandSKY, the nation’s first commercial business park focused on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced a formal agreement today through a signed memorandum of understanding (MOU). The collaboration will promote the integration of BlueHalo’s next- generation autonomous systems, layered air defense solutions, hypersonic telemetry, and airspace command and control technologies into GrandSKY’s facilities and Air Space Infrastructure Systems (ASIS) to create an unmatched flight operations environment. Continue reading
AeroDefense Launches AirWarden Essentials, an Affordable Drone Detection System
– AeroDefense has announced the launch of its latest solution, AirWarden Essentials – a first of its kind to monitor drone traffic through networked drone Remote ID broadcasts for local and wide area views. Continue reading
BlueHalo Conducts Successful Test Launch of FE-1 Next-Gen C-UAS Missile
–BlueHalo has announced the successful live fire demonstration of its Next-Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM)–Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1), addressing the critical need for munitions industrial base expansion to meet the rapidly evolving advanced aerial threats. Continue reading
Azov Brigade Armed with Ukrainian-Made ‘Shahed-like’ SETH Attack Drones
Based on recently published images, it has been confirmed that Ukraine has begun deploying its new SETH drones, which feature a design similar to the Iranian-origin Shahed loitering munitions used by the Russian Armed Forces. According to local media reports, these new platforms are in the hands of the 12th “Azov” Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, provided by the “Come Back Alive” foundation. Continue reading