BAE Systems has acquired Kirintec, which specialises in counter-uncrewed aerial systems (C-UAS), counter-improvised explosive devices and electronic warfare systems. Kirintec’s open architecture technology is designed
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US Air Force intends to award sole source contract for C-sUAS assessment services
The United States Air Force, via the Department of Defense, has announced its intention to award a sole source contract to the Alaska Center for
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MARSS makes progress in South-East Asian navy contract
MARSS has announced progress in its project to outfit multiple South-East Asian corvette-class combat vessels with its NiDAR defence platform. Factory testing of the company’s
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Global drone industry market forecasts: analysts trim their growth predictions again
The September 2024 “forecasts of forecasts” of the commercial drone sector by Unmanned Airspace shows another fall in commercial drone market growth estimates, with compound annual growth
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SkeyDrone releases analysis of drone flights at the Belgian coast this summer
SkeyDrone has released its new Drone Detection Report, which analyses the drone flights detected at the Belgian coast during the months of July and August
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New Zealand CAA grants BVLOS approval to Ferntech
DJI distributor Ferntech has been granted permission by New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority to fly drones beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The company will
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Wingbits and GEODNET team up for proof-of-location services
Wingbits, a decentralised flight-tracking network service, is partnering with the GEODNET Foundation, a web3 organisation governing a global Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) network, to develop and
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FMV orders Giraffe 1X counter-UAS radar for armoured vehicle protection
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the Giraffe 1X radar for one of Sweden’s Ground Based Air Defence
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Airservices Australia seeks specialist to support national UTM ecosystem
Airservices Australia’s Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) programme is seeking people with complex uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and/or air traffic control operations expertise to help design
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Indian Navy to equip its vessels with defence systems to counter drone swarms
The Indian Navy is to equip its vessels with High Explosive Preformed Fragmentation (HEPF) shells which the Indian Defence Ministry says are capable of neutralising
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