At AUSA 2022 Anduril has launched Mobile Sentry, “a ruggedized, mobile platform that uses artificial intelligence for highly accurate, persistent autonomous ground or air awareness,
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
AUSA 2022: Rafael’s Iron Beam HELWS “on track to become first operational laser defence system”
Israel Defense reports that Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and its US subsidiary have presented the Iron Beam High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS) at AUSA
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AUSA 2022: US Army awards Raytheon a USD207 million C-UAS contract
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business has been awarded a USD207 million U.S. Army contract for Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensors, or KuRFS, and Coyote® effectors. Under
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Indian armed forces and industry “developing anti-drone swarm defence system”
The Indian Army is reported to be developing a counter drone warm defence system. In August 2022 the Indian press announced the Indian Army had
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ICAO assembly ends with agreements on net-zero emission targets and safety
Over 2,500 delegates from 184 States and 57 organizations at the 41st ICAO Assembly, ICAO Member States have adopted a collective long-term global aspirational goal
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Sweden’s LFV publishes tender for national UTM/U-space system
Sweden’s national air navigation service provider LFV has published a Call for Competition for a UTM/U-space solution for Sweden with a deadline of 6 November 2022.
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Beyond VFR and IFR – NASA researchers propose Digital Flight Rules for uncrewed operations
In a new white paper published as part of the NASA scientific and technical information (STI) programme, researchers have proposed a new operating mode: Digital
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eVTOL take-off in Spain: EHang EH216 flies in U-space and vertiport AMU-LED trials
Vertiport developer BlueNest has announced the first flight on October 3, 2022, of an (unpiloted) eVTOL in Spain as part of the AMU-LED research programme. According
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Norway equips North Sea rigs with drone detectors after unidentified drones sighted
According to Reuters, Norwegian police have placed drone detection systems on offshore oil and gas platforms to investigate recent safety breaches, newspaper VG reported on
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Australia’s Department 13 launches Scout 13 RF drone detection/identification system
Australia ‘s Department 13 has launched a new counter-UAS (C-UAS) product at the 2022 Land Forces International Land Defence Exposition. Scout 13 “can instantly observe,
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