– BAE Systems Australia’s (BAESA’s) STRIX Uncrewed Aerial System has conducted its first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) flight, with the company saying the flight was made using the aircraft’s autonomous onboard system. STRIX is a multidomain, multirole unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being developed for deep strike, anti-submarine warfare (ASW), intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and […]
Kazakhstan Seeks International Collaboration to Boost Military Aviation and Drone Industry
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Defense Minister Shaykh-Khasan Zhazykbayev has called on foreign military agencies to cooperate with his country in developing its military aviation, including the drone industry. He made the remarks at a briefing held for foreign military diplomats at the Kazakh Defense Ministry’s National Military and Patriotic Centre on December 9, according to the Kazakh […]
Quantum Systems Certified as Bundeswehr Training Centre for UAS
– Quantum Systems was certified as a training facility by the German Armed Forces Aviation Office (LufABw) on 10 December 2024 and is now offering training on unmanned aerial systems from the Family of Systems for members of the German Armed Forces. The rare certification of a civilian company for military training is another milestone […]
Ascent Aerosystems Spirit Awarded AUVSI Green UAS Certification
– Ascent AeroSystems, a leading manufacturer of compact, high-performance, coaxial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone systems, announced today that its flagship Spirit platform has been named to the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Green UAS Cleared list. AUVSI’s Green UAS program builds on the standards set forth by the National Defense Authorization Act […]
NASA Moves Drone Package Delivery Industry Closer to Reality
Package delivery drones are coming to our doorsteps in the future, and NASA wants to make sure that when medication or pizza deliveries take to the skies, they will be safe. In July, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first time authorized multiple U.S. companies to fly commercial drones in the same airspace without […]