UAS

Britten-Norman is beginning installation of an advanced phased-array 5G antenna system onto a BN2T-4S Islander that will be used as a flying testbed.

U.S. autonomous aircraft startup Pyka has conducted the first flight of its DropShip hybrid-electric heavylift uncrewed cargo aircraft.

The U.S. Navy on April 25 conducted the much anticipated first flight of its Boeing MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed refueling aircraft, a major milestone in the service’s pursuit of bringing autonomous aircraft to its carriers.

A long-endurance uncrewed aircraft has been powered in flight via laser beam while conducting a surveillance mission during a demo on a U.S. Air Force range.

U.S. advanced battery developer Sion Power has pivoted from its long pursuit of the electric vehicle market to target defense and aerospace applications.

New York-based nonprofit group NUAIR is positioning Central New York as a near-term proving ground for advanced air mobility.

AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.

Ukraine is looking to produce more than seven million drones this year as part of the wider scaling up of its defense industrial capability.

Australia has announced an AU$7 billion ($5 billion) investment over the next decade to expand counter-UAS capabilities.

Germany's aerospace center DLR has begun flying an uncrewed testbed designed to demonstrate shape-changing morphing wing technology in flight.

The French Defense Ministry plans to introduce a counter-drone capability using laser-guided rockets on the Dassault Rafale by the summer.

AVIC has secured a launch customer for its new HH-200 uncrewed aerial system and subsequently conducted first flight of the large cargo drone.

The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.

Norway has donated to Ukraine six of its now-retired Lockheed Martin F-16s, which are undergoing refurbishment, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.

Certo Aerospace, the UK startup developing the Capstone rotary-wing UAS, has demonstrated the potential of the system in the anti-submarine warfare role.

Zelenskyy says some of his country’s counter-drone specialists deployed to the Middle East aided in shooting down Iranian Shahed-type drones in the region.

Aevex expands with 4,800 UAS orders under the Deep Strike program, fueling growth as Phoenix Ghost deliveries continue in EUCOM area.

As the race to counter Shahed drones heats up, newcomers have their breakout moment.

BAE Systems has demonstrated the ability to fire guided rockets from the Eurofighter to provide lower-cost means for the fighter to down one-way attack drones.

Reliable Robotics has completed an FAA contract to conduct detect-and-avoid data collection flights in and around airport environments.

Demonstrating quantum CFD; improved hydrogen-electric propulsion; counter-UAS on an eVTOL; and fuel-cell/turbine combination.

The FAA has kept the nation’s complex air traffic management system safe for decades despite antiquated equipment and a shortage of controllers.

Anduril is working on hypersonic strike systems and large air vehicles, pushing its defense technology portfolio beyond subsonic cruise missiles and CCA.

Malaysia has begun test flights of its Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) Anka uncrewed aircraft system (UAS)/

U.S. startup Hydroplane plans to hover-test a hydrogen-electric propulsion system in a light helicopter under an extension to a small-business contact awarded by the U.S. Army.