Ukraine has World’s First Navy Drone Armed with Anti-Aircraft Missiles

Ukraine’s uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) are dominating naval combat in the Black Sea. Yet they have, until now, been particularly vulnerable to aircraft. So Russian defenses have emphasized using helicopters and fighter jets to stop them. Now a version armed with two repurposed air-air missiles could change the tide again. The war in Ukraine has […]

US Navy Plans MQ-4C Deployment on Okinawa

The US Navy is preparing to deploy two Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Tritons at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. This is the first known deployment of this high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on Okinawa. A US Navy spokesperson confirmed to Janes on 20 May that the “US Pacific Fleet plans to temporarily deploy MQ-4C […]

International Student UAS Competition Takes Off in Southern Maryland in June

Hundreds of university and high school students from more than 70 schools across the globe will descend on Southern Maryland to compete their self-built unmanned systems at the 22nd annual RoboNation Student Unmanned Aerial Systems (SUAS) Competition on June 25-26 at the St. Mary’s County Regional Airport. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)—the […]

FAA Reauthorization Bill Paves the Way for eVTOL Flight Integration and Advanced Air Mobility

FAA reauthorization paves way for eVTOL flights By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill (The following is the last in a series of articles on how the recent passage of the bill to reauthorize the FAA positively impacts the drone and eVTOL industries.) The U.S. has taken a giant step closer toward a future in which […]

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Terra Drone and Toshiba Forge Partnership to Enhance UAS Traffic Management and Counter-Drone Solutions

Agreement Marks Strategic Collaboration in Advanced Air Mobility Technologies Terra Drone Corporation, a drone and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) technology company based in Japan, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation. The partnership aims to expand their Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems […]

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Aerodome Secures $21.5M in Series A Funding for Drone-As-First-Responder Technology

Investment led by CRV to accelerate development and deployment of advanced public safety solutions. Aerodome, a company specializing in Drone-As-First-Responder (DFR) technology, announced it has raised $21.5 million in Series A funding. The funding round, led by CRV with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Karman Ventures, Immad Akhund (CEO of Mercury), and Ford Street Ventures, […]

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Teledyne FLIR Enhances Counter-UAS Capabilities with New Neutrino Ground ISR Module

New MWIR Camera Module Will Improve Drone Detection, Perimeter Security and More Teledyne FLIR, a division of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, has unveiled its latest advancement in mid-wave infrared (MWIR) technology with the introduction of the Neutrino SX8-ISR 35-700 model. This new addition to the Neutrino Ground ISR series is specifically designed to enhance intelligence, surveillance, […]

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