UAS

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has unveiled a concept for a new armed UAV at Drone Show Korea 2024.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.

Off-the-shelf algorithms open up new possibilities for inexpensive UAVs.

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) trade association is rebranding itself as Vertical Aviation International (VAI).

A decades-old ambition to make multiday, ultralong-endurance flight a reality is quietly solidifying within the U.S. military after a series of failures and false starts.

British defense ministers have outlined plans to accelerate the provision of uncrewed systems across all four branches of the UK’s armed services.

After speed, autonomy and intelligence, Sikorsky Innovations shifts its focus to new technology challenges.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has debuted the Hermes 650 Spark in Singapore, aimed to fulfill requirements for a midsize UAS between the Hermes 450 and the Hermes 900.

The members of the North Atlantic Council have jointly agreed to a report by national armament directors from NATO countries.

Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace.

Startups in the counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) segment face a bevy of challenges.

As the budget was announced, the head of the Republic of Singapore Air Force shared his priorities ahead of Singapore Airshow 2024.

The San Diego-based UAS, propulsion and sensor company decided not to offer a bid for a high-profile UAS program as a prime contractor.

The downselect will reduce the five bidders for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft to two or three, depending on funding.

DARPA grants under the umbrella of REMA have been awarded to Anduril, RTX, Leidos, Northrop Grumman and SoarTech.

The move elevates a diverse grouping of drone units into the eight branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

British anti-drone technology development house MARSS is hoping to begin delivering its distinctive Interceptor air vehicle to customers later this year.

The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.

BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer of heavy lift quadcopters.

Lockheed Martin is deepening its involvement in higher precision weather forecasting with a “strategic investment” in Meteomatics.

An Airbus-Dassault Aviation dispute is threatening the timeline for the development of the four-nation Eurodrone, a German defense ministry report has revealed.

Hanwha Systems has been awarded funds to develop an uncrewed helicopter to support South Korea's naval operations.

U.S. bases in the Middle East are reassessing their air defense systems following a fatal attack on an outpost in Jordan by a one-way UAS.

The missile attack on Tuapse highlights Ukraine’s small but growing arsenal of homegrown, long-range strike capabilities.