Skydweller Aero has successfully completed the initial uncrewed autonomous flight test campaign of its Skydweller Unmanned Aerial System. A series of uncrewed flight tests – with the two longest being […]
Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS)
SoftBank Corp.’s “Sunglider” HAPS aircraft succeeds in stratospheric flight during field trial
SoftBank Corp. has announced that the company’s “Sunglider” — a large-scale, solar-powered, uncrewed aircraft system (“UAS”) designed for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) stratospheric telecommunications — was used in a […]
Amentum’s Autonomous + Unmanned Systems Business + WaveAerospace enter partnership
Amentum recently entered into a strategic partnership with WaveAerospace — this collaboration is set to accelerate the development and commercialization of the latter’s cutting-edge aircraft technology, providing unparalleled integration and […]
BAE Systems acquires Kirintec to enhance electronic warfare capability
BAE Systems has acquired Kirintec, a UK cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) company, that specializes in counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), counter-Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) and electronic warfare (EW) products and […]
1st EagleEye radar comes off the GA-ASI production line
The first EagleEye multi-mode radar has moved off the production line of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). The new radar is a high-performance system that delivers high-resolution, photographic-quality imagery […]
DARPA’s Newest X-plane
DARPA‘s series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, known as SHEPARD, sees it’s hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) receive its official X-plane designation, XRQ-73. SHEPARD is an “X-prime” program, leveraging […]
Blue Sky Network provides Command + Control for American Aerospace’s Iridium-connected drones used by Chevron
Blue Sky Network has announced that the company’s SkyLink 7100 solution will help enable critical Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) capabilities to American Aerospace Inc.’s (AATI) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) which […]
AV’s Switchblade 600 selected for Tranche 1 of DoD’s Replicator initiative
AeroVironment’s (AV) Switchblade 600 loitering munition system has been selected for Tranche 1 of the first iteration of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative. AV’s Switchblade 600 is […]
Boeing validates software for future manned + unmanned refueling missions
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has advanced its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) technology using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray. The testing shows the software is maturing for future U.S. Navy […]
GA-ASI selected to build CCA for AFLCMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management […]