UAS

By Robert Wall
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine more than two years ago, Kyiv has relied on a steady pace of innovation in the use of UAS and other tech to fight back.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Munich-based company has now raised more than €135 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The tests were conducted at AeroTEC in Moses Lake, Washington.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The new funds are intended to finance expanded production of Pyka’s autonomous electric fixed-wing aircraft, which come in two variants.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Flight tests of the aircraft–the third to be built–began on Sept. 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and U.S.-based Skydio have agreed to collaborate on autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) R&D.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The UK Civil Aviation Authority plans to begin beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone demonstrations by year’s end.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Responses to the RFI are expected to feature an eclectic mix of solutions to the problem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Italian Navy is studying the long-term concept of employing uncrewed aerial systems as a possible airborne early warning (AEW) platform for its aircraft carriers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry says the unit was established Feb. 1, but its existence was not revealed until Sept. 18.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The Norwegian Research Center has purchased two Windracers Ultra drones for Antarctic survey missions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Thales is looking to begin industrialization of its Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon developed in the UK.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese company Zhongce Beifang Science and Technology is presenting a range of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to Indonesia, including its LM-10 loitering munition.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Left out of the first round of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Lockheed Martin is now looking at cheaper, less capable designs for the next round.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S.-led group of nations supporting Ukraine cannot train F-16 pilots fast enough to meet the nation’s needs, Europe's top USAF officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The IDF retired a fleet of Machbet anti-aircraft guns from service about 20 years ago.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Founded in 2007, Azure is known for its strengths in radio frequency (RF) products.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The deep-pocketed Silicon Valley startup is chasing air dominance programs with a new design philosophy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The $14.4 million contract is for the first tranche of the Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The $3.6 million award from the Afwerx organization, which includes a matching contribution by Eclipse Ventures, will fund additional test flights.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
A request for information (RFI) calls for demonstrating a prototype of the eXtended Range Counter-sUAS (XRC) missile within five years of a contract award .
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A six-week turnaround for a UAS capability may become the new military standard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Testing contrail avoidance; Spectrum for UAS control; Electrifying the King Air; Longer-lived batteries.
Emerging Technologies