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Newest Predator Drone Drone Plays With UK's Most Powerful Warship
Newest Predator Drone Drone Plays With UK's Most Powerful Warship

20 Nov 2023, 10:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor General Atomics conducted the first short takeoff and landing (STOL) demo of the Mojave unmanned aircraft system (UAV) on a warship

 
MQ-4C Triton ISR Drone Is No Longer Used by the U.S. Navy Alone
MQ-4C Triton ISR Drone Is No Longer Used by the U.S. Navy Alone

14 Nov 2023, 12:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the first flight test of the Australian version of the MQ-4C Triton drone

 
MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone Will Use Smart Weapons Made in the United Arab Emirates
MQ-9B SkyGuardian Drone Will Use Smart Weapons Made in the United Arab Emirates

14 Nov 2023, 07:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor General Atomics announced it is working to integrate Edge UAE-made smart weapons onto the MQ-9B SkyGuardian drone

 
Airplane-Shaped Drone Can Land Like a Helo on Navy Ships Moving at 20 Knots
Airplane-Shaped Drone Can Land Like a Helo on Navy Ships Moving at 20 Knots

13 Nov 2023, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor AeroVironment and the U.S. Navy tested the Jump 20 drone on a ship moving at 20 knots, aircraft proved it can handle it.

 
Swiss-Made Aero2 Drone To Fly in the US for the First Time
Swiss-Made Aero2 Drone To Fly in the US for the First Time

2 Nov 2023, 04:49 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dufour delivered the first pre-production autonomous drone to its American customer who had committed to the largest civilian drone order in history

 
Autonomous Helicopter Drone Being Tested on Aquitaine-Class Frigate, To Be Ready by 2026
Autonomous Helicopter Drone Being Tested on Aquitaine-Class Frigate, To Be Ready by 2026

1 Nov 2023, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company announced it has tested the Système de Drone Aérien Marine with a French Navy frigate, tests were a success

 
“The Jeep of the Skies” Is a Game-Changer for Polar Scientific Research
“The Jeep of the Skies” Is a Game-Changer for Polar Scientific Research

1 Nov 2023, 02:08 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The rugged, heavy-duty and fully-autonomous drone developed by Windracers will test its strength during a pioneering research project in Antarctica

 
U.S. Army Tests Counter-Drone System That Can Track Swarms of 30+ Drones
U.S. Army Tests Counter-Drone System That Can Track Swarms of 30+ Drones

26 Oct 2023, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army and Raytheon successfully test the Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor as a means to counter small drone activity

 
MQ-20 Avenger Can Now Use Helicopter Rescue Hoists to Capture Smaller Drones in Flight
MQ-20 Avenger Can Now Use Helicopter Rescue Hoists to Capture Smaller Drones in Flight

11 Oct 2023, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Atomics attaches a commercial helicopter hoist to the MQ-20 Avenger drone and proves it can be used to capture, refuel or rearm smaller drones in flight

 
Swarms of Thinking Drones That Need No GPS or Comms to Track and Kill Have Landed
Swarms of Thinking Drones That Need No GPS or Comms to Track and Kill Have Landed

11 Oct 2023, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S.-based tech startup Shield AI announced the availability of a drone swarm that can autonomously support military operations.

 
Pilot Delivery Project in Germany Brings Together Drones and e-Cargo Bikes
Pilot Delivery Project in Germany Brings Together Drones and e-Cargo Bikes

9 Oct 2023, 02:52 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Wingcopter plays a major role in what claims to be the first delivery drone project in Germany, together with the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

 
The Famous Swiss eVTOL Aero2 Is Getting Smart Battery Packs
The Famous Swiss eVTOL Aero2 Is Getting Smart Battery Packs

5 Oct 2023, 02:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This tilt-wing hybrid-electric autonomous aircraft designed and developed in Switzerland will be capable of in-flight recharging

 
Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing Underway, Doesn't Quite Look Like What We Were Promised
Manta Ray Underwater Drone Testing Underway, Doesn't Quite Look Like What We Were Promised

2 Oct 2023, 08:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the Manta Ray drone contractors, PacMar Technologies, starts water testing of a prototype of the machine, looks different from renderings

 
Terminator-Named Heavy-Lift Drone Can Drop Anti-Submarine Torpedoes
Terminator-Named Heavy-Lift Drone Can Drop Anti-Submarine Torpedoes

28 Sep 2023, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics flew for the first time the T-600 heavy-lift drone during torpedo-release sea exercise

 
MQ-4C Triton, U.S. Navy's Only High-Flying ISR Drone, Declared Fit for Duty
MQ-4C Triton, U.S. Navy's Only High-Flying ISR Drone, Declared Fit for Duty

19 Sep 2023, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / U.S. Navy declared initial operating capability (IOC) for the MQ-4C Triton, allowing it to put the piece of hardware to hard use from now on

 
Alien-Looking Drones Flown by AI Pilot Work in Sync All On Their Own
Alien-Looking Drones Flown by AI Pilot Work in Sync All On Their Own

31 Aug 2023, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Startup defense contractor Shield AI announced the completion of an autonomous teaming demonstration of the Hivemind-controlled V-BAT drones

 
A Brazilian Drone Is Delivering Royal Mail Parcels for a Trailblazing UK Project
A Brazilian Drone Is Delivering Royal Mail Parcels for a Trailblazing UK Project

2 Aug 2023, 05:38 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Skyports Drone Services selected Speedbird Aero's high-payload DVL-2 drone for the Orkney I-Port drone delivery project in Scotland

 
Australian Fixed-Wing Drone Makes Its Debut in Michigan
Australian Fixed-Wing Drone Makes Its Debut in Michigan

17 Jul 2023, 04:06 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Carbonix claims to have developed the world's most advanced all-electric fixed-wing UAV, and this drone recently made its debut in the US

 
Hivemind-Powered Nova 2 Drone Is the Future of Urban Warfare
Hivemind-Powered Nova 2 Drone Is the Future of Urban Warfare

14 Jul 2023, 23:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Shield AI's Hivemind control system is at the core of an indoor ISR drone that's already fielded by some military units across the world

 
Swiss eVTOL With an Innovative Tilt-Wing Design Hits Production Milestone
Swiss eVTOL With an Innovative Tilt-Wing Design Hits Production Milestone

5 Jul 2023, 03:56 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dufour Aerospace is joining forces with another Swiss aviation player for the manufacturing of the Aero2 tilt-wing hybrid VTOL