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– QinetiQ has won an Aerial Target Systems (ATS-3) contract from the US Army. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract has an estimated ceiling of $95 million and is the first time QinetiQ is entering the US market as a prime contractor of highly sophisticated aerial target systems. Continue reading
– Gremsy, provider of advanced gimbals and payloads, and HHLA Sky, a supplier of Mobile Robot Management and automated drone inspection solutions, have announced their strategic partnership: By combining Gremsy’s state-of-the-art Pixy LR S-Port gimbals with HHLA Sky’s outstanding Integrated Control Center (ICC) and Sony’s digital imaging solutions, the collaboration significantly enhances efficiency and precision in industrial inspection processes. Continue reading
In a revealing interview with Ukrainska Pravda, a Ukrainian soldier known as “Petro” shed light on the real state of Russian drones used in combat. “At military exhibitions, Russian drones appear flawless, featuring pristine metal fittings and securely tightened aluminum screws. However, in reality, they’re mostly held together by cable ties and superglue,” Petro shared. Continue reading
The Russian army received the modernized Privet-82MK2 UAS, which the Russians themselves position as a “kamikaze drone”. The enemy claims the high efficiency of this system. Russian propaganda media write about this with reference to the commander of the Sovy (engl. – Owls) drone group of the 88th “Espanyola” brigade flying battalion with the call sign “Sokol”. Continue reading
– Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a drone technology company integrating robotic hardware and software for military, government, and commercial operations, today announced it secured a $1 million contract for its Edge 130 Blue drones from the United States Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM). Continue reading
A start-up from southern Poland hopes to revolutionize rescue missions with the world’s first fully autonomous drone. The company said that for military purposes, “the drone launches in under 10 seconds without pilot training, detects and locates attackers, identifies individuals with weapons, and is disposable and cost-effective, with launch options from both vehicle-mounted and handheld tubes.” Continue reading
A test Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle deployed recently in a first-ever joint force data link integration test during Emerald Flag 2024. Continue reading
– Silent Arrow has announced that it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on the Silent Arrow CLS-300 (“Contested Logistics System, 300nm Range”) powered cargo drone to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Continue reading