By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The slow rate of U-space adoption in Europe is starting to take its toll on the European drone and wider advanced air
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GDIT wins USD 580 million contract to protect US Army from drones and other threats
General Dynamics Information Technology reports it has been awarded a USD580 million Integrated Base Defense Sustainment Support task to continue enhancing the security and readiness
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US Navy awards Coherent a USD29.9 million contract to develop a 400kW laser weapon
The US Office of Naval Research has awarded Coherent Aerospace and Defense USD29.9 million for directed energy weapons research as part of the SONGBOW project.
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“ESA trials validate Agilica’s non-GNSS precise navigation/landing system for drones and eVTOLs”
Agilica BV, a spin-out from the Royal Military Academy of Belgium, has successfully completed a European Space Agency (ESA)-funded feasibility study to develop an alternative
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MightyFly’s autonomous Cento logistics drone takes flight as part of AFWERX programme
MightyFly reports it has successfully conducted a live flight demonstration for the U.S. Air Force as part of its SBIR Phase II contract under the
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Netherlands defence ministry to supply 100 drone detection radars to Ukraine
The Netherlands is donating 100 additional drone detection radars to Ukraine as part of a support package totalling approximately EUR175 million, according to the Ministry
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Recently downed Russian Shahed “demonstrates new levels of autonomous capability”
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The next generation of drone warfare looks likely to have started in Ukraine with the emergence on the battlefield of Russian Shahed-236
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DroneSec launches new Stolen Drone Database version to support law enforcement, C-UAS operators
DroneSec, an expert in drone adversary threat intelligence, has today announced the launch of the second version of its industry-first Stolen Drone Information (SDI) Database.
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First autonomous drone delivery trials take place in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi has launched its first test flight for a cutting-edge drone parcel delivery service. According to Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio): “The test journey
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One year on: assessing the challenges and achievements of the US UTM Implementation programme
The first live flights in shared airspace as part of the US UTM Implementation programme involving ANRA, Manna, DroneUp, Zipline and Wing started on June
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