UAS

By Tony Osborne
USAF is expected to begin flight operations with a high-altitude UAS from RAF Fairford, England, in the coming weeks, sources tell Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has acquired uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) development house Callen-Lenz, absorbing the company into its FalconWorks technology incubator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Arlington, Virginia-based defense technology named itself as one of two finalists for the Army’s Next Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
With the integration of High Point’s capabilities, Dzyne’s platform will encompass a range of defense technology solutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The region is going shopping to address defense shortfalls, with counter-UAS on most countries’ lists.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Paris drone pact is the first step in structuring the highly fragmented French UAS industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are back on the air defense procurement agenda.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Angus Batey
Schiebel, the Austrian developer of the S-100 Camcopter UAS (uncrewed air system), has opened a French subsidiary.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The UAS—a Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. Teros—and payload system completed a five-day Joint Capability Technology Demonstration.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the market for a long-endurance reconnaissance drone that can land on water and discreetly wait for recovery.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. and U.S. uncrewed systems company AEVEX have signed a memorandum geared toward the manufacturing of UAS.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
French developer Survey Copter is looking to bring its CAPA-X vertical-takeoff-and-landing, fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to market by the end of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA has paired advanced anti-armor missiles with uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), enabling targets to be struck beyond line of sight.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Chen Chuanren
The Aviation Industry Corp. of China has conducted the first test flight of the HH-100 cargo uncrewed aircraft system.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The two companies are studying Pearl-family business jet engines as an option to power military uncrewed aerial systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Temel Kotil, the general manager of Turkish Aerospace, has been replaced after leading the company for eight years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable aviation fuel cuts contrails; MTU progresses fuel cells; medical evacuation drone; and vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo drone in the UAE.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is hunting for a new large, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to adapt a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft into a testbed for manned-unmanned teaming technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Operators are working to receive automated flight approvals.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has lifted the veil on its concept for an autonomous collaborative combat aircraft that would accompany current combat aircraft into battle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Pentagon’s advanced research agency has selected six teams to develop preliminary designs for a shipborne VTOL uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion