AALTO launches milestone first stratospheric Zephyr flight from Kenya
Airbus subsidiary AALTO has launched its first stratospheric flight with a Zephyr air vehicle from a new operating base in Kenya.
Shield AI’s V-Bat to operate from Japanese warships
Shield AI’s V-Bat unmanned air vehicle has been selected to operate from warships operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Ukraine approves locally-produced Poseidon UAV for frontline use
Ukraine is to expand its use of Poseidon vertical take-off and landing uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs), following a new approval by the nation’s defence ministry.
Baykar continues test work with unmanned naval aircraft
Turkish unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Baykar Technologies continues test work with various platforms, including the first weapons launch from the developmental TB3.
V-tail statistics: Windracers ups payload and performance on Ultra MkII cargo drone
UK developer Windracers will on 20 January begin assembling the first example of its newly revealed Ultra MkII cargo drone ahead of delivery to launch customer Norce around one month later.
Boeing’s big bet on Australia’s MQ-28
The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a crucial part of the airframer’s collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) strategy and stands to enhance Australia’s position in the global defence aerospace industry.
Anduril selects Ohio for company’s first large-scale production site dedicated to autonomous weapons
Located at Rickenbacker International airport near Columbus, Anduril’s “Arsenal-1” facility will be the company’s first attempt at reaching what it calls “hyper-scale” production capacity of delivering tens of thousands of autonomous weapon systems annually.
Anka III drops guided munition from weapons bay
The Turkish Aerospace Anka III unmanned air vehicle has successfully dropped a guided weapon from its weapons bay.
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-300 to support European maritime security trial
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-300 will “serve as the dedicated unmanned air system [UAS]” during a major European Defence Fund (EDF)-enabled maritime security exercise late this decade.
Ukraine to receive 30,000 new surveillance and attack drones
Kyiv is to take delivery of 30,000 new uncrewed surveillance and attack drones, via a multinational initiative jointly led by Latvia and the UK.