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Britain inks $268m deal for 13 more Protector drone aircraft

Jul 22, 2021 (UPI)

Protector is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System equipped with surveillance equipment and precision strike weapons. The aircraft were ordered from General Atomic...

An automated flight control system for drone swarms has been developed

Jul 20, 2021 (SPX)

"The idea is that the operator indicates the mission to be undertaken (for example, monitoring traffic in a particular area) and the system automatically conver...

MQ-9 Reaper's automatic takeoff, landing capability tested

Jul 15, 2021 (UPI)

Previously, the aircraft was required to land at the airfield of operation, but the aircraft can now divert to other landing locations while aircrew controls it...

OSU drone expertise is supporting the exploration of Earth and the Final Frontier

Jul 07, 2021 (SPX)

Although many States today are clamoring to be known as UAS centers of excellence, whether it be for research, testing or manufacturing, Oklahoma can lay claim ...

CENTCOM: Russian jets harassed U.S. drones in Syria

Jul 06, 2021 (UPI)

U.S. Central Command said three U.S. MQ-9 drones were conducting a mission involving Islamic State targets on Wednesday when at about 10:40 a.m. they came under...

Armed drone shoot down over Baghdad embassy; Rockets target Iraq base

Jul 05, 2021 (AFP)

American defence systems fired rockets into the air in Baghdad, according to AFP reporters, with Iraqi security sources saying the salvos took out a drone that ...

Incendiary Gaza balloon causes fire in Israel

Jul 02, 2021 (AFP)

A firefighting team "put out a brush fire in the Eshkol region" near the border with the Gaza Strip, a statement from the fire service said. "A fire investigato...

Sagetech Avionics receives $12M investment

Jun 30, 2021 (SPX)

The investment will enable acceleration of Sagetech's product roadmap, specifically UAS Detect and Avoid (DAA) capability and other related technologies. Terms ...

Navy to choose first cadre of MQ-25 drone operators

Jun 30, 2021 (UPI)

The new identification for those with a specialty in flying the unmanned aerial vehicle, Aerial Vehicle Operator warrant officer, was announced in December 2020...

Drone delivery firm Zipline raises $250 mn for expansion

Jun 30, 2021 (AFP)

The latest round valued the California-based startup at $2.75 billion and will be used to fund "expansion into new industries and geographies" including "instan...

Iran says UAV can travel 7,000 km; Drones hit near Iraq's Arbil

Jun 27, 2021 (AFP)

"We have drones which can fly 7,000 kilometres, without a pilot, and land back at the same spot or anywhere else," General Hossein Salami said in a speech broad...

Army training to disable intelligence-gathering drones from vehicles

Jun 17, 2021 (UPI)

The home-station training session took place at Fort Carson, Colorado from April 19 to May 7, the Army said this week. The training included simulations of the ...

'Dual robot' drone can fly and dive to monitor water quality

Jun 14, 2021 (UPI)

The drone, which was developed at Imperial College London and called MEDUSA or Multi-Environment Dual robot for Underwater Sample Acquisition, can fly and land ...

Three 'explosive-laden drones' used in Baghdad airport attack: army

Jun 10, 2021 (AFP)

It said one of the drones had been intercepted by air defences Wednesday evening, in the fourth such drone attack in less than two months. Experts say the use o...

THOR hammers drones in new video animation

Jun 09, 2021 (AFNS)

In an effort to counter the increasing threat posed by enemy drones and other airborne threats, the Air Force developed THOR. THOR is a prototype Directed Energ...

AFWERX Agility Prime partners with Kitty Hawk in first medical evacuation exercise

Jun 09, 2021 (AFNS)

"This exercise produced important data that will bolster the program going forward," said Lt. Col. Martin Salinas, the mission design team lead in the Air Force...

Mobile Force Protection Program Concludes with Successful Demonstration

Jun 08, 2021 (SPX)

Development of this low-cost reusable drone interceptor system approach began four years ago with the aim of creating an integrated system for thwarting attacks...

Boeing's MQ-25 T1 becomes first drone to refuel aircraft mid-air

Jun 07, 2021 (UPI)

The Boeing-owned T1 prototype for the Navy's MQ-25 Stingray demonstrated its ability to carry out its aerial refueling mission for the U.S. Navy on a test fligh...

Two drones shot down above Iraq base housing US troops: army

Jun 06, 2021 (AFP)

The US military's C-RAM defence system was activated to shoot down the drones above the Ain al-Assad base, located in Iraq's western desert, the Iraqi military ...

AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations

May 28, 2021 (AFNS)

During the flight test, two F-16s from the 96th Test Wing Eglin Air Force Base simultaneously released their weapons, with four released from one aircraft and t...