UAS

The acquisition of Aerovel and the company’s Flexrotor UAS moves the U.S. subsidiary of the European aerospace giant into a hotly competitive market segment.

Upgrades and replacements are coming for the U.S. Marine Corps’ light- and medium-size rotorcraft fleet, along with advanced new uncrewed aircraft systems.

AVIC has opened a dedicated UAS production base with a production capacity of 200 drones annually at Zigong, Sichuan province.

The award resembles a similar, $93.3 million contract announced by GA-ASI four years ago to demonstrate object recognition algorithms on the sensors on board an MQ-9.

The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.

The U.S. Marine Corps is in the study phase of its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) effort.

Small, high-altitude balloons, business jets and loitering UAVs all feed into new targeting plans.

A two-week competitive fly-off for the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle - Expeditionary Logistics program is expected to begin in July.

Saab RBS 70s worth AU$50 million will be transferred to Ukraine, as Australia gradually phases out the man-portable air defense system in favor of Nasams.

Piasecki Aircraft has unveiled a small air-launched UAV designed to glide autonomously from altitude and deliver logistics payloads.

Airbus is proposing an uncrewed logistics version of the UH-72B Lakota.

The U.S. Army announced April 24 that it awarded options to both Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems to conduct flight demonstrations for its Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) program.

The U.S. Air Force announced April 24 that it selected General Atomics and Anduril to continue designs for the first phase of its CCA program.

Archer had previously announced its plans to locate an international headquarters in Abu Dhabi.

UK technologies that could enable autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP) to work with crewed combat aircraft have been demonstrated.

The service has shifted its thinking on launched effects, planning to add them to vehicles and ships as well as helicopters.

The 6,000-lb., MQ-8C will soon be gone, but the requirement will not be forgotten.

Japan’s ShinMaywa Industries is considering collaborating with a maritime search-and-rescue support service using an uncrewed amphibian, the XU-M, now in flight testing.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Aerospace Systems Company is hoping to “aggressively” market its self-developed engines overseas.

Electric trainer tested; design tools for hydrogen aircraft; uncrewed amphibian; turbine hybrid; and cargo eVTOL.

French defense contractor Turgis Gaillard has begun initial ground tests of its Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.

Novel hydrogen storage; Solar Skydweller flies uncrewed; Avic’s large cargo UAV; and UK integrated electric ducted fan.

Exosonic is promoting its recently flown EX-3M Trident subscale uncrewed aircraft system as it seeks additional funding to develop a full-scale version.

Norway is to spend an extra 600 billion krone ($56 billion) on defense over the next 12 years, building up a stronger navy and ground-based air defenses.

Opposition groups in Myanmar have conducted strikes on the country’s capital Naypyidaw, using self-developed attack uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).