Autonomous drone flight

A New Alternative to Chinese Mavics? Ukraine Debuts 30-Km Recon Drone

A new multirotor reconnaissance drone from Ukrainian firm Vyriy Industries is being positioned as an alternative to DJI Mavic quadcopters widely used on the battlefield.

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Swarm Aero’s Missile-Carrying ‘Gamera’ Drone Joins Race to Replace MQ-9 Reaper

A new contender to succeed the MQ-9A Reaper has taken shape, with Swarm Aero pitching a low-cost autonomous aircraft designed to carry bomber-class missiles on long-range strike missions.

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Meet ‘Warmate 30’: Poland’s New 250-Km Strike Drone With Jet Power

Polish defense firm WB Group has rolled out Warmate 30, a new jet-powered loitering munition built to hunt targets hundreds of kilometers away.

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New Polish Loitering Munition Packs Near-Vertical Sting at 300 KM/H

A new loitering munition from FlyFocus combines long-range reach with advanced targeting capabilities to hunt emerging battlefield threats.

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Japan’s New Attack Drone Comes in a Flashlight-Sized Package

Japan has offered a first look at a new combat drone roughly the size of a flashlight, giving troops a compact system designed to scout and strike ground targets at close range.

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New Indian Hybrid Robot Can Drive, Then Take Flight to Bypass Obstacles

An autonomous system that can traverse terrain and take flight when obstacles block its path is the core idea behind a hybrid robot developed by Indian firms ArcanumSpace and Quetzalcoatl.

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New British Drone Tricks Enemy Radar Into Seeing a Target 20 Times Larger

A drone designed to act as a smart decoy for enemy radar is the core idea behind Spectr, a new unmanned aerial vehicle developed by UK firm OM Defence Systems.

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Israel’s Next Tactical Drone Is About More Than Just Firepower

The Israeli Ministry of Defense is expanding its autonomous capabilities by awarding US firm Ondas a multimillion-dollar contract to develop and produce its next-generation tactical attack drones.

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Taiwan Adds a ‘Ukraine-Style’ Mid-Range Strike Drone to Its Arsenal

The Taiwanese Navy has flown a new medium-class one-way strike drone for the first time during the Han Kuang exercise, adding another locally developed autonomous weapon to Taiwan’s growing drone arsenal.

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MicroVision Gives Drones a New Way to See in 3D

US firm MicroVision is giving unmanned aerial vehicles a new way to sense and understand their surroundings with its latest lineup of Light Detection and Ranging sensors.

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