By Philip Butterworth-Hayes The last year has seen an unprecedented increase in counter-UAS spending (C-UAS), deployment and technology capability improvement, far beyond the estimates of
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Author: Philip Butterworth-Hayes
Embraer completes development of its SABER M200 Vigilante air defence radar
Embraer recently completed the development of the SABER M200 Vigilante radar, which is now in the technical and operational validation phase. It will soon be
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“Russian airships could play an important counter-UAS role in future conflicts”
According to an article in Russia’s Business Gazette, in an interview with airship expert Sergey Bendin, Russian airships could play an important counter-UAS role in
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Skyports seeks Project Manager to lead Dubai vertiport programme
Skyports, an urban air mobility company that designs, builds, and operates vertiports to provide safe and efficient air taxi services for urban populations, is currently
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XWing submits autonomous air cargo UAS certification plan to the FAA
Autonomous aviation company Xwing has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), “becoming the first Standard Category large unmanned
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Russia “to bolster air defences on Finnish border, ramp up C-UAS production”
Russia has said it will overhaul its air defence forces to counter Finland’s accession to the NATO military alliance and increase production rates of its
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Merlin USD1 million FAA grant will “allow for the first autonomous system integrated into the NAS”
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Merlin a USD1 million contract to demonstrate a highly automated flight control system in conjunction with a safety
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Observation Without Limits’ new GA7360 3D radar “can detect Phantom 4 drones at 2.25-2.5 km”
Observation Without Limits (O.W.L.) recently announced the company’s all-new GA7360 3D Digital Radar System, which provides extended-range, 360° detection, tracking and classification of manned aircraft and
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US Army awards BlueHalo potential USD 70 million-plus high energy laser C-UAS contract
The U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) has awarded BlueHalo a base USD45.7 million prototype Other Transaction Authority (with USD30.2 million in
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New ICAO UTM report identifies core UTM services, challenges, issues and gaps
ICAO’s Edition Three of its Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) report – A Common Framework with Core Principles for Global Harmonization outlines the organisation’s
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