Northrop Grumman is to develop solid-fuel ramjet propulsion for missile prototypes under the US Army’s eXtended Range Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (XRC) programme in a USD18.8
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Three MQ-9 operators complete five-month integration trial at Fargo airport
Three MQ-9 operators have completed a five-month trial operating from Hector International Airport in Fargo, North Dakota, alongside scheduled commercial and general aviation traffic. The
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DroneShield awarded USD500 million JIATF-401 contract, launches subscription service
DroneShield has been awarded a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of USD500 million under Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) Domestic Shield
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Digital Force Technologies awarded USD500 million JIATF-401 IDIQ contract
Digital Force Technologies (DFT) has been awarded a three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a maximum value of USD500 million by Joint Interagency Task Force 401
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Textron’s Aerosonde completes vertiport-to-vertiport flight in commercial airspace
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde Mk 4.7 VTOL UAS has completed a flight between two vertiports through commercial airspace as part of Virginia’s Advanced Air Mobility Smart
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UK’s SP Electricity North West to trial remotely piloted drones for post-storm inspections
The UK’s SP Electricity North West (SP ENW) is to trial remotely piloted drones for post-storm fault finding and powerline condition monitoring under a 12-month
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Ondas acquires three defence technology businesses, including acoustic drone detection specialist
Ondas has acquired three defence technology businesses – Insignito, Ottopia Defense and Caribou Labs – in a deal aimed at expanding its autonomous defence systems
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DroneShield opens Adelaide R&D hub for C-UAS and EW development
Australia’s DroneShield has opened a new research and development (R&D) facility in Adelaide, expanding its Australian engineering footprint for counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) and electronic
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Ukraine reports successful SPYS interceptor engagement of jet-powered Geran-5
Ukraine has used the SPYS interceptor drone against a Russian jet-powered Geran-5, according to footage published by German Aid to Ukraine and reported by Militarnyi.
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UK CAA updates DAA policy concept for BVLOS operations – drops planned air risk mitigation rule
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has published Version 2 of its Detect and Avoid (DAA) Policy Concept, CAP3015, providing greater clarity on how operators
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