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16 October

MQ-28 Ghost Bat: The Loyal Wingman Reshaping Air Combat

This guide explores the MQ-28 Ghost Bat, examining its development, autonomous technologies, combat capabilities, and potential to reshape how crewed and uncrewed aircraft operate together.

16 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Sweden’s First GlobalEye Moves Toward Flight Testing

Saab has unveiled the first of three GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft ordered for the Swedish Air Force.

16 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Europe Pursues Automated Refueling of Multiple UAVs From a Single Tanker

Spain, Germany, and Belgium have advanced to the second phase of an EDA project to enable automatic refueling of unmanned aerial vehicles.

16 October

Two MC-130J Commando II aircraft taxi on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 27, 2024. Both planes returned safely after evacuating ahead of Hurricane Helene to prevent damage and ensure they maintained mission-ready status. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado)

Rojoef Manuel

Conti Federal to Build $109M Special Ops Aircraft Facility in Arizona

The US Army has awarded Florida-based civil engineering firm Conti Federal Services a $109.9-million contract to establish a new complex for MC-130J Commando II aircraft in Arizona.

16 October

MX-10 Damocles quadcopter loitering munition

Rojoef Manuel

France Boosts Kamikaze Drone Fleet With New MX-10 Order From KNDS

France has placed an order for additional MX-10 Damocles loitering munitions, exercising a contract option with KNDS France.

16 October

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Isaiah Trujillo, an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) maintenance technician with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), and Lance Cpl. Mario Mendoza, a UAS maintenance technician with VMU-1, MAG-13, 3rd MAW, recover a U.S. Marine Corps RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Canon Air Defense Complex in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 26, 2019. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Adaezia Chavez)

Rojoef Manuel

Rocket One Licenses US Air Force Tech to Capture Rogue Drones

Rocket One has secured a 12-month evaluation license with the US Air Force to test a solution to physically capture and neutralize hostile unmanned aerial systems.

16 October

Inder Singh Bisht

Lockheed Gets $117M to Sustain US Army’s Apache Radar-Hunting Sensors

The US Army has contracted Lockheed Martin to support the radar-emission detection system used on AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.

16 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Lockheed Taps Avio for US Army Missile Motor Production

Lockheed Martin has agreed to source solid rocket motors from Avio for two key US Army missile programs.

15 October

Ethan M. Encarnacion

South Korea Flies Its First Homegrown Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

South Korea has flown its homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle for the first time, pushing the country a step closer to its goal of reinforcing defense capabilities.

15 October

Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) counter-unmanned aerial system

Rojoef Manuel

L3Harris Kicks Off VAMPIRE Anti-Drone Weapon Supply to US Army

L3Harris Technologies has begun delivering Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment counter-unmanned aerial system supplies to the US Army under a contract valued at up to $106 million.

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