Air News & Articles

Airbus-Backed Eurodrone Completes Preliminary Review

The Eurodrone program has conducted Wind Tunnel Testing and validated a Digital Twin to successfully perform the Preliminary Design Review (PDR)

May 23, 2024
Successful Autonomous Aerial Resupply in Nighttime Tactical Drills

The U.S. Army leveraged Soaring’s Gabriel (G1) VTOL UAS to carry out 40 tactical drills, resupplying platoons with ammunition and food during nighttime Live Fire Exercises (LFX)

May 22, 2024
Remotely Piloted Aircraft for ISR Takes Flight in Germany

Customized for the German MOD, the German Heron TP RPAS, suited to airborne ISR with its optical and imaging radar capabilities, has completed its first flight in German airspace

May 22, 2024
USAF Issues Contract for Autonomous Systems Advancement

The Target Arm and the United States Air Force (USAF) collaboration not only signifies a strategic alignment in technological innovation but also reaffirms the company's commitment to advancing the forefront of robotics for the improvement of national security

May 21, 2024
Radio Wave Weapon to Defeat Drone Swarms in Development

The system can detect, track, and engage a range of threats across land, air, and sea, beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components of enemy vehicles

May 21, 2024
New RF Decoy Countermeasure to be Developed for U.S. Navy Jets

The Dual Band Decoy (DBD) is an advanced radio frequency (RF) countermeasure that uses the latest jamming technology to disrupt enemy radars and lure missiles away from fighter jets

May 20, 2024
Autonomous Resupply UAS to be Tested for USMC

Elroy Air and Leidos have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) prototype for the Navy and Marine Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263)

May 20, 2024
UK Tests Un-Jammable Quantum Navigation Tech

Believed to be a commercial world-first, quantum navigation tech developed in the UK was successfully tested in flight in trials at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire

May 17, 2024
Next-Gen Adaptive Aircraft Engine Optimized for Future Warfighters

The next series of testing on GE Aerospace’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine has been completed, providing further insights to advance the future of adaptive aircraft engines

May 17, 2024
VTOL UAS for ISTAR Missions Acquired by Airbus

Airbus has acquired Aerovel and its Flexrotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for expeditionary missions requiring minimal footprint

May 17, 2024
Rugged Flight Test Mission Computers for Airborne Deployment

Curtiss-Wright’s new computers enable the airborne deployment of the industry-leading IADS RTStation data visualization software

May 16, 2024
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