Airbus Subsidiary Survey Copter Unveils New VTOL Version of Aliaca

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At the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) in Bordeaux (France), Survey Copter, an Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary pioneering the light tactical drone systems, presents a new version of its Aliaca drone in VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) configuration. Several demonstration flights have already been successfully carried out in land and sea environments […]

UK Royal Navy Warship Shoots Down Swarms of Drones in Live-Fire Exercise

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One of the Royal Navy’s most advanced warships shot down swarms of drones in a live-fire exercise off the Welsh coast. Taking on the kind of threats currently seen in the Red Sea and other regions, the Type 45 destroyer showcased her cutting-edge weaponry, radars and sensors. Exercise Sharpshooter was HMS Dauntless’ final test before […]

Ukrainian Avenger Downs Russian Shahed Drone with Browning Machine Gun

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Ukrainian Air Defense shot down a Russian Shahed drone using a Browning heavy machine gun mounted on the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger air defense system. The video, shared by the Air Force’s Southern Command, is believed to be the first of its kind and was spotted by open-source intelligence analyst OSINTtechnical. According to the unit’s statement, on […]

NORTHCOM Wants New Tech to Down Drones within ’24 Hours’ of Sighting

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Amid an uptick in drone activity nationwide, the commander responsible for safeguarding North American airspace said U.S. Northern Command is acquiring new technology to swiftly deploy to bases around the country to counter these threats. “What NORTHCOM has done is proposed a process where we would bring in ‘flyaway kits’ to supplement, or in the […]

American Aerospace Technologies’ UAS Demonstrates 24-Hour Endurance Capability

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– American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. flew an around the clock mission carrying a 5lb mission payload with its AiRanger Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System. As the only Commercial UAV manufacturer to receive commercial Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) approval to fly in US National Airspace (NAS) by the FAA, AATI has made significant investments to […]