According to a post published by the Portuguese Navy on November 24, 2023, Portugal is set to revolutionize maritime technology with the construction of a “plataforma naval multifuncional”, a landing helicopter capable to carry out helicopter and unmanned aerial vehicles. She is scheduled to enter service in the second half of 2026. This project involves […]
Airbus Completes Auto’Mate Autonomous Aerial Refuelling Tests
Aerial refuelling is an increasingly vital capability for military force projection, and Airbus-developed technology to automate the in-flight “topping off” of aircraft will revolutionise this process – with wider applications for both the defence and civil aviation sectors. Disruptive technology for fully autonomous in-flight refuelling – designated Auto’Mate – is being evolved by the Airbus […]
Ukraine Downs 74 of 75 Shahed Drones Over Kyiv in One Night
Ukraine said on Saturday that it had downed 74 out of 75 Russian attack drones overnight, in what Kyiv said was the biggest drone attack since the start of the invasion. “The air force destroyed 71 Shahed 131/136 attack UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles). The vast majority of them were destroyed in the Kyiv region,” the […]
Canada Delays $3.6BN Reaper Buy Until Drones Can Operate in Arctic
The Canadian military’s acquisition of medium altitude armed drones is being delayed to allow for more development work to enable the aircraft to operate in the Arctic region. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System project was to deliver a fleet of drones for the Royal Canadian Air Force that would be operational by 2025. That date […]
Roark Aerospace Launches Aero-Ark ‘Drone Detection as a Service’
Roark Aerospace announces the full commercial launch of its“Aero-Ark” drone detection system. The Aero-Ark is a fully self-contained, static or mobile unit that utilises bespoke forward scatter detection, artificial intelligence and packet sniffing to detect drone incursions, provide live tracking and identifier information in real-time. The system is modular meaning hosts can utilise one or […]