UAS

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

By Graham Warwick
Under the new rule, uncrewed aircraft system operators will be able to obtain temporary frequency assignments.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
PAL-V has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with airport owner Forum Group to establish an assembly and delivery center for the Liberty fly-drive vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Gen. Eric Smith’s new guidance doubles-down on the mobility and connectivity elements of his predecessor's controversial Force Design plan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
With a takeoff weight of 54 lb., the Skiron-XLE complies with FAA Part 107 regulations for small drones.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Turkish Aerospace Industries has officially opened an office in Bandung, Indonesia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
State media KCNA released images of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un being shown the capabilities of at least two loitering munitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Kaman’s Kargo and Elroy Air’s Chaparral uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) completed an 18-day performance evaluation on July 26.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Using artificial intelligence-assisted autonomy functions, ShieldAI’s Hivemind software controlled two Kratos MQM-178 Firejet drones in collaborative maneuvers.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Julia Green
The company has a billion-dollar industrialization plan to “hyperscale” manufacturing of its diverse defense product portfolio.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Divergent Technologies’ fixtureless assembly cell uses 23 robotic arms to build structures.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
New interceptors, radars, and command and control are on the near-term agenda.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
After a two-year silence, Kronstadt has revealed the results of a draft design project for its Grom UAS: a dumbed-down configuration emphasizing cost over capability.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even contends that helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems are natural battlefield teammates.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The installation of the unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) features the MD-5E ground control station.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare