American All-Electric Drone Drops Multiple Anti-Armor Warheads for the First Time
11 Jan 2024, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor AeroVironment announced it tested the recent Vapor 55 MX with multiple Shryke warheads on board.
The Roadrunner Drone Interceptor Can Come Back Home If It Doesn't Like the Target
28 Dec 2023, 08:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense startup Anduril Industries presented at the beginning of the month a new drone system (including weaponized) called Roadrunner
Multiple NASA Drones Fly on Their Own Beyond the Reach and Control of Humans
22 Dec 2023, 09:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American space agency flies an undisclosed number of drones in fully autonomous mode beyond a visual line of sight for the first time
Natilus POD Looks Like a Spacecraft From the Future, It's Actually a Glorified Desk
14 Dec 2023, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American cargo drone maker Natilus presented this week the Pilot Operations Desk from where the fleet of aerial haulers will be controlled
Latin America’s First Autonomous Cargo eVTOL Takes Flight
5 Dec 2023, 01:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Moya Aero has developed and built the first high-capacity, autonomous cargo eVTOL in the Southern Hemisphere and it's now conducting flight tests
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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