autonomous aerial vehicle

Oct- 2024 -

4 October

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Mayman Demos Razor Tactical VTOL Drone Testbed at US Defense Airbase

Mayman has completed a flight test of its Razor vertical takeoff and landing testbed at a US military facility in Southern California.

Sep- 2024 -

25 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

Lithuania Receives First Parrot Anafi Tactical Micro Drones

Lithuania has accepted its first tranche of Parrot Anafi quadcopters as part of an unmanned aerial system expansion project for the military.

24 September

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A BQM-167 Air Force Subscale Aerial Target is launched from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The drone provides a threat-representative target for the Air Force Weapon System Evaluation Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Bruce Hoffman)

Rojoef Manuel

Kratos to Supply Additional BQM-167A Target Drones for US Air Force

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a contract to provide more BQM-167A Subscale Aerial Targets for the US Air Force.

Aug- 2024 -

29 August

Technology

Rojoef Manuel

Shield AI, US Navy to Demo AI Pilot With BQM-177A Subsonic Aerial Target

Shield AI and the US Navy have partnered to test AI-enabled autonomy software with the Kratos BQM-177A subsonic aerial target.

1 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop Grumman Delivers First MQ-4C Triton Drone to Australia

The Royal Australian Air Force has accepted its initial MQ-4C Triton drone as part of a 2018 contract with Northrop Grumman.

Jul- 2024 -

26 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Image shows Protector aircrafts PR009 and PR010 side by side outside 31 Squadron at Royal Air Force Waddington on the 19th July 2024.

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Delivers Second MQ-9B Protector to British Air Force

The UK Royal Air Force has accepted its second MQ-9B Protector from General Atomics at Waddington station in Lincoln.

17 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

California Company Launches Drone for High-Heat Missions

Skyfront has introduced an unmanned aerial system that can operate in high-temperature environments.

17 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

MacDill Air Force Base, Florida – Tech. Sgt. Tyler Beck, 6th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, reviews constraints on Collaborative Low-Altitude Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Effort, or CLUE, June 6, 2024, to plan an operational intent for a drone flight at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The Air Mobility Command in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Information Directorate, is evaluating the AFRL CLUE UAS Traffic Management system at the base. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Begins Operational Test of Drone Traffic Control System in Florida

The US Air Force has begun tests of a traffic management solution in Florida as part of the service's drone utility expansion project.

15 July

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX *** Local Caption *** The Quantum Systems Vector 2-in-1 and Sypaq Systems CorvoX will provide the Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force with small uncrewed aerial systems designed to operate across a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, enhancing situational awareness, force protection and the potency of Defences capabilities across land and littoral operations. These systems will be able to operate from or within confined areas, including small marine craft, urban environments and close vegetation, and work together with and complement crewed systems on a range of missions. This enables Army and Air Force to secure and control strategic land positions without placing our people in harms way, hold potential adversaries at risk, and support a broader strategy of denial. These capabilities are acquired as part of Project Defence 129 and deliver enhanced situational awareness and increased force protection through the acquisition and sustainment of tactical to nano-UAS platforms capable of operating across the spectrum of maritime and land force operations.

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Purchases Small Drones for Army, Air Force

Canberra has signed more than $67.6 million in contracts to procure small unmanned aerial systems for the army and air force.

2 July

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A V-BAT in flight over the California coast. Photo by Shield AI.

Rojoef Manuel

US Coast Guard Orders V-BAT Drone From Shield AI

California drone developer Shield AI has received a contract to deliver its V-BAT unmanned aerial system to the US Coast Guard.

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