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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michigan Braces for MightyFly Cento Autonomous Cargo Delivery Flights
28 Jun 2023, 13:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / eVTOL maker MightyFly announced it received a grant in Michigan to conduct autonomous cargo delivery flight demonstrations in the state
MQ-9 "Reaper Express" Lands in the Dirt for the First Time, Doesn't Break
22 Jun 2023, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force managed to land a cargo pod-carrying MQ-9 Reaper drone in the dirt for the first time, opens up new ways of using the ISR machine
Gray Eagle Drone Flies With Cosworth-Backed 200 HP Engine for the First Time
19 Jun 2023, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contract General Atomics announced the first flight of a Gray Eagle drone variant equipped with a 200 hp heavy fuel engine
American Valkyrie Drones to Be Flown by AI Pilots, Become Immune to Electronic Warfare
19 Jun 2023, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contrator Kratos selected the Shield AI artificial intelligence solution for the Valkyrie drone, it will work even with no GPS and comms
Swiss eVTOL Company Reveals Details About the Drone That Conquered America
19 Jun 2023, 03:50 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Dufour Aerospace starts building the final prototype of the small uncrewed aircraft that was at the center of one of the most impressive purchases in the US
MQ-4C Triton Sees Everything Happening in the Gulf of Alaska During Massive Military Drill
16 Jun 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman flies a MQ-4C Triton for an entire week during Exercise Northern Edge 2023 in Alaska to prove its capabilities
Revolutionary eVTOL Propulsion Concept Demonstrates Remarkably Low Noise Levels
7 Jun 2023, 05:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / An Austrian startup is testing a game-changing propulsion system for eVTOLs, based on a concept that was used in the maritime sector
This Helicopter Drone Looks Like Something Robots Would Use to Take Over the World
6 Jun 2023, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian defense contractor Leonardo presented this week an improved variant of the AWHero rotary uncrewed aerial system (RUAS)
Natilus Kona Cargo Drone Will Fly Thanks to Hydrogen-Electric Engines
26 May 2023, 15:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Natilus, the maker of cargo drones that will probably reshape the logistics industry says it has selected the engines for the first drone in the fleet, the Kona
Gray Eagle Drone Flown With New All-Weather Target Tracking Hardware for the U.S. Army
25 May 2023, 15:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor General Atomics fitted the Eagle-Eye Multi-Mode Radar (MMR) on two Gray Eagle Extended Range drones and flew them in a U.S. Army demo
One of the Most Exciting Cargo Drones Comes From Switzerland
18 May 2023, 07:28 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The company that designed a unique tilt-wing cargo drone just got a financial boost from Switzerland's agency for innovation
Airbus Autonomous Helicopter Can Land on Ships in Rough Seas Within 8 Inches of Target
16 May 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Airbus and the French Armament General Directorate flew the VSR700 helicopter drone for the first time in "full operational configuration."
Fixed-Wing Military Drone Can Now Morph Into VTOL With Almost Zero Effort
10 May 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment introduces a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) conversion kit for the Puma family of surveillance drones