In cooperation with 7ITSNEWS https://www.7its.com/?m=home&c=View&a=index&aid=29447 In China, public authorities are developing increasingly complex drone operations to support public safety and road traffic management operations. Drone
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
US Army plans to upgrade Mk19 grenade launchers to C-UAS role
The US Army plans to upgrade its venerable belt-fed MK19 automatic grenade launcher into a counter-UAS weapon. In November, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
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FAA seeks public/industry feedback on drone delivery environmental impact
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the availability of, and requests comments on, the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) related to unmanned aircraft systems
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Eve Air Mobility, SkyGrid publish white paper on automated ATM for low altitude operations
Eve Air Mobility and SkyGrid announced today the joint publication of a white paper titled “Enabling Advanced Air Mobility – Automated Traffic Management Services for
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Building out an effective counter-drone system
General VanHerck joined D-Fend’s Advisory Board in October 2025. General VanHerck retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2024 after a distinguished career, culminating as
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C-UAS robotic ground vehicles – Ukraine, Russia field units while the West watches and waits
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes For battlefield commanders it is a powerful image: fleets of robotic vehicles charging around the battlefield autonomously identifying airborne threats and using
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Reducing pilot error in drone losses – new Moonrock insurance company white paper
Pilot error accounts for over 85% of all drone operational losses and is the most cited cause in claims, according to a new white paper
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“Ukraine’s Contra Drone develops C-UAS ground robotic system NEO”
Ukraine’s Pravda news source reports that Ukrainian company Contra-Drone has developed a wheeled ground robot equipped with an expanded electronic warfare system, capable of protecting
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EHang completes pilotless EH216-S eVTOL UTM-integrated first-responder trial flights in Zaragoza
China eVTOL developer EHang reports it has completed point-to-point urban flights of its EH216-S pilotless eVTOL in the city heart of Zaragoza, Spain, “representing the
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Blighter launches enhanced tracker for improved C-UAS radar performance
Blighter has announced it has added a proprietary dynamic radar target tracker module to its BlighterNexus AI-assisted connectivity and processing hub. “BlighterNexus Track is designed
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