Kratos Defence and Security Solutions has announced that it has recently received approximately USD50 million in awards for products and hardware, including for and in
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
UN Security Council publishes principles for national C-UAS strategies – including UTM and data sharing
A Linkedin post from Christopher Church, Senior Forensics Specialist at INTERPOL, has highlighted the adoption by the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) of the UN Security Council
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Defence researchers achieve “first UK high-power laser air defence system engagement”
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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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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