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EDGE to Supply 200 Unmanned Helicopters to UAE Ministry of Defence

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EDGE,  an advanced technology and defence group, has signed a landmark contract to supply 200 HT-100 and HT-750 unmanned helicopters to the UAE Ministry of Defence, as part of a milestone deal which is the largest ever order for unmanned helicopter systems, to enhance their VTOL capabilities. The unmanned VTOL systems will be manufactured by […]

US State Department Approves $4BN Sale of 31 Armed Drones to India

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The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 31 armed MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones, related missiles and equipment to India for nearly $4 billion, the Pentagon said last week, years after the two countries started discussing a deal. India has long expressed interest in buying large, armed drones from the United States, but bureaucratic […]

BAE Systems Acquires British Technology Business Malloy Aeronautics

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BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics – a leading company in innovative heavy lift drone and aeronautical technologies. Malloy Aeronautics designs and supplies all-electric uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) to both civil and military customers. Their range of uncrewed, heavy lift quadcopters are capable of lifting payloads from 68kg to 300kg over short to medium range […]

Draganfly Selected for Innovative End-to-End Electric Mobility Platform in UAE

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Draganfly Inc., the drone solutions and systems developer, has been selected as a solutions provider of choice by Arabian Aero Investment LLC, a Dubai-based company backed by a member of the Dubai Royal Family, which has announced the launch of a groundbreaking solar-powered charging platform in the UAE. Draganfly is to develop solutions for integrating […]

USAF Selects Anduril as One of Five vendors to Develop CCAs

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Anduril – a US autonomous systems start-up – has been selected as one of five defence industries to help develop the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The US Air Force (USAF) intend to operate uncrewed autonomous aircraft – known as CCAs – as part of a network alongside other aerial platforms such as fifth or sixth-generation aircraft. This […]

UAE Spends Big on Counter-UAS at UMEX 2024

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Tawazun Council, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) defence acquisitions authority for the country’s Ministry of Defense, has announced the signing of five deals with local and international companies with total value Dh970m ($264.3m) during the opening day of the Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) in Abu Dhabi. Detailing the deals in a 23 January release, Tawazun […]

Archer Aviation and NASA to Collaborate On Mission-Critical EVTOL Aircraft Technologies

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Archer Aviation Inc., a manufacturer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced that it has signed a Space Act Agreement with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The collaboration will kick off with an initial project focused on studying high-performance battery cells and safety testing targeted for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and […]

Advanced Aircraft Company Secures AFWERX Phase II Contract for Next-Gen Tactical UAS

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Advanced Aircraft Company , a manufacturer of distributed electric propulsion tilt-wing and multi-rotor uncrewed aircraft vehicles, has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force . […]

Lithuania to Spend $33M Annually on Developing Drones

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Lithuania plans to spend EUR 30 million (USD 32.6M) annually on developing its unmanned aerial vehicle systems, reveals Deputy Minister of National Defence Žilvinas Tomkus following a hearing of a parliamentary committee. A meeting of the Seimas Committee on National Security and Defence took place on Friday to consider the matter. Tomkus noted that Lithuania […]

SkyDrive and Marut Drones to Bring eVTOLS to India

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SkyDrive Inc., an eVTOL aircraft manufacturer based in Japan and Marut Drones, a leading drone technology manufacturer in India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enter into the partnership to make a significant milestone in the development of futuristic air transportation in India. Under the agreement, SkyDrive and Marut Drones aims to explore and […]