Air News & Articles

New Medium-Lift UAV For US Marine Corps Resupply Tasks

With self-deployment capability and loading capacity of up to 800Ib, the KARGO UAV from Kaman Corporation is designed to perform resupply missions in lethal, fluid combat environments

Sep 23, 2021
Rapid Dragon Demonstrates Palletized Munition Capability in First System-Level Flights

The Rapid Dragon team conducted an airdrop from C-17A and EC-130SJ aircraft, and, at an operationally relevant altitude, the pallets released surrogate missiles in quick succession, each aerodynamically identical to a JASSM-ER

Sep 23, 2021
DRONE DOME Counter-UAV System Used at UK G7 Summit

Rafael’s DRONE DOME counter-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems offer a modular, robust infrastructure comprised of electronic jammers, sensors, and artificial intelligence algorithms to secure threatened air space

Sep 23, 2021
Hybrid Unmanned Platform Delivered to USSOCOM

Robotican’s Gallo unmanned platform has both land robot and aerial drone capabilities for military reconnaissance missions in confined spaces such as subterranean environments or inside buildings

Sep 22, 2021
Wheels and Brakes Upgrade for USAF Super Hercules Aircraft

Collins Aerospace will provide boltless wheels and carbon brakes for U.S. Air Force (USAF) Super Hercules aircraft that last up to eight times longer than existing equipment

Sep 22, 2021
Additional Funding to Advance UK Future Combat Air Capability

BAE Systems will progress the design and development of the U.K.’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) which will ensure the Royal Air Force and its allies retain world-leading, independent military capability

Sep 21, 2021
C4ISR Mission Software Receives DO-178C Qualification

CarteNav’s AIMS-ISR mission software has achieved DO-178C level D qualification from Transport Canada, enabling mission operators to create flight plans within AIMS-ISR contextualized with sensor and mission data

Sep 21, 2021
Training Services Collaboration for UK Protector Programme

Inzpire, Eagle Eye Innovations and Meta Mission Data have joined forces to demonstrate how they can extend their current training support to UK Reaper into the rapidly expanding MQ-9B programme

Sep 17, 2021
Life-Raft Deployment Capability for Maritime Unmanned Aerial System

TEKEVER has added a new life-saving capability to the maritime patrol version of its TEKEVER AR5 UAS, with eight-person life rafts that can be precision-dropped to aid people in distress

Sep 15, 2021
GPS-free Drone Technology for Unjammable Flight Control and Navigation

Flare Bright has been awarded a follow-up contract to deliver a fixed wing drone that can fly without GPS or any remote-control, instead just using unjammable internal means of flight control and navigation

Sep 14, 2021
sUAS Prototype Successfully Completes a Hydrogen-Powered Flight

Zepher’s Z1 VTOL sUAS has successfully completed a hydrogen-powered flight meeting milestone targets in development for United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC)

Sep 14, 2021
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