During a trial at the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD’s) Hebrides Range, the DragonFire laser directed energy weapon (LDEW) system achieved the UK’s first high-power
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Wing adds new, larger cargo drone to its delivery fleet
Wing has announced the launch of a larger delivery drone. According to a blog from CEO Adam Woodworth:: “Today we offer the ability for customers
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Inadequate EW “is contributing to major Russian losses to Ukrainian drones”
The UK government says poor Russian electronic warfare (EW) resource planning is contributing to increased losses from Ukrainian drones. Statements from the Ministry of Defence
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Saudia “to start Lilium eVTOL flights for Hajj pilgrims in 2024”
According to Mohammed Al Qahtani, CEO of Saudi Arabia Holding Co, in a Linkedin post: “In a pioneering step towards modernizing transportation methods, Saudi Airlines
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Will the USA’s UAM infrastructure be ready for operations in 2026? Partly
By Philip Butterworth-Hayes Many forecasts for the advanced air mobility (AAM) and urban air mobility (UAM) industries suggest that 2024 will be the year of
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UK government seeks ‘hard kill’ counter-UAS solution for non-military use
The United Kingdom Home Office on 9 January published a Request for Information (RfI) seeking market information and potential for a possible procurement of a
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Fighting tomorrow’s war: our view of battlefield counter-UAS procurement challenges in 2024
Tim Mahon is Publishing Director, Counter-UAS for Unmanned Publications Ltd. There is an age-old military adage that tomorrow’s war will be fought at the junction
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Ukraine claims to have destroyed two Russian Serp-SV5 counter-UAS systems with drones
Ukrainian media on 8 January reported claims by a group of UAV operators that they have successfully used drones to destroy two modern Serp-SV5 counter-UAS
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US Army seeks industry requests for M-LIDS support, development and deployment
The US Department for the Army has issued a request for information (RFI) as part of its work conducting market research for the rapid development,
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“C-UAS detection, mitigation will need to be managed at community level” – DHS
There is a need for urgent action to enable every community to detect and mitigate drone activity to the same degree (or better) than is
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