The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umierov announced that the the Swedish government will finance the production of Ukrainian long-range drones as part of military assistance. Thus, the country will join the ‘Danish model’ of supporting Ukraine’s defense capabilities. According to Rustem Umierov, he agreed on this with his counterpart, Defense Minister Paul Johnson, […]
Multiple Drone Incursion Over USAF Fighter Base in England
A number of drones were spotted over and near RAF Lakenheath in England on Nov. 20, the Air Force told The War Zone in response to our query about the incident. “The number of UAS fluctuated and they ranged in size/configuration,” a spokesperson for U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces in Africa (USAFE) […]
Northwest UAV Announces Distribution Partnership with Silvus Technologies
– Northwest UAV has partnered with Silvus Technologies to offer the most advanced wireless communications systems available on the market. The Silvus family of StreamCaster MANET radios deliver high-fidelity video, voice and data communications with class-leading output power, range, and mobility. At the heart of every StreamCaster MANET radio is Silvus’ leading-edge MN-MIMO waveform technology […]
Drones for Cleaning Solar Panels
At the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) award ceremony, Grenoble INP – Ense³, UGA was awarded the Educational Innovation Prize 2024 in the ecological transformation category for the PV Panel Cleaner project. A drone capable of cleaning solar panels automatically. This is the ambitious goal of the PV Panel Cleaner project, designed by Grenoble INP […]
Thales Australia and the University of Adelaide Explore Long-Range C-UAS Laser Technology
– Thales Australia and the University of Adelaide recently announced a partnership to explore development of a unique Laser Directed Energy Weapon (LDEW) to counter battlespace threats, including fast-moving swarms of low-profile, armed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) at extended ranges. The partnership will explore the application of ultra-short pulse LDEW where long-range continuous wave systems […]