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German Aerospace Center’s Solar-Powered HAP-alpha Passes Key Ground Tests

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High-altitude uncrewed aircraft can remain in the lower stratosphere for extended periods, performing a wide range of Earth observation and communications tasks – from monitoring shipping lanes and supporting disaster response to providing internet access. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has now taken an important step in the development […]

Heven Demonstrates Fuel Cell UAV Flight at 12,000 ft

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– Zepher Flight Labs (ZFL), a Heven company, announced that its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Z1 successfully demonstrated a vertical takeoff at maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), followed by a continuous 11,000-foot climb to a density altitude (DA) of 12,000 feet during the intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) mission phase. Part of Heven’s next-generation portfolio, the Z1 is […]

Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Demonstrates Cross-Domain Logistics Capabilities at EDA’s Inaugural OPEX Campaign

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– Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) successfully participated in the European Defence Agency’s (EDA) first-ever Operational Experimentation (OPEX) campaign, showcasing its autonomous cross- domain logistics capabilities in a complex, simulated operational environment. Held over five weeks at the Italian Army’s Multifunctional Experimentation Centre (CEPOLISPE) and UTTAT (Ufficio Tecnico Territoriale Armamenti Terrestri di Nettuno), the […]

BAE Systems Launches Precision Munition from Multi-Rotor UAS

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For the first time, BAE Systems has launched a precision munition from a multi-rotor Uncrewed Air System (UAS) and successfully destroyed both air and ground targets during trials in the US. This marks a major step forward in the development of a low-cost strike and counter UAS option for frontline troops. The launch of munitions […]

XQ-67A Demonstrates Autonomy and Datalink Interoperability During High Desert Flight Test

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AFRL’s XQ-67A, a second-generation Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP), successfully demonstrated integration of government reference autonomy during a recent flight test in the California High Desert. The flight showcased the integration of government-owned autonomy on the XQ-67A, paired with active tactical data-link communications, to enable dynamic mission execution and real-time coordination with both crewed and uncrewed […]

UK Royal Navy Tests Malloy Drone for Maritime Logistics on HMS Prince of Wales Aircraft Carrier

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The UK Royal Navy has launched a significant new phase in unmanned systems integration by testing the Malloy Aeronautics Heavy Lift Drone aboard the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales as part of the UK’s 2025 Carrier Strike Group deployment, Operation Highmast. On July 9, 2025, members of the 700X Naval Air […]

Vodafone and Manna Test Drone Home Delivery

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– Vodafone has collaborated with Manna Air Delivery in Ireland, a company with six years of experience in urban drone deliveries, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over two kilometres using Vodafone’s mobile network. Enabling Communication in the Skies Manna, which has completed approximately 200,000 deliveries, recently worked with Vodafone to test how mobile technology […]

Estonia’s Marduk Participates in Swedish C-UAS Demonstration

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– Marduk Technologies took part in the recent Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) demonstration held on Gotland as part of the GUTE project. This event, operated by FMV and Swedish Armed Forces, brought together Swedish and international industry partners to test and evaluate modular solutions against drone threats in operational conditions. As part of the demonstration, Marduk’s SHARK system was fully integrated into […]

U.S. Air Force F-16C and F-15E Control Multiple XQ-58 Drones

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The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), alongside crewed fighter aircraft during a training event at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Pilots operating an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each controlled two XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft in an air combat training scenario, showcasing […]