New Hampshire-based Rotor Technologies, Inc., announces two new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the 2025 model year: Airtruck, a utility UAV with 1,000+ lbs of payload and Sprayhawk, an agricultural UAV with 110-gallon capacity. Introductory pricing for both aircraft is less than $1,000,000. Airtruck and Sprayhawk, both based on the Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter, have a […]
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Aeronautics Sells Advanced Orbiter 3 UAS to NATO Member
Aeronautics Ltd., a global supplier of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for defense and HLS markets, has announced a significant contract with a European NATO member country to supply advanced Orbiter 3 UAS systems. This important contract includes the Aeronautics‘ new generation multi-platform system to a NATO customer, increasing significantly the customers’ existing fleet. The Orbiter 3 is a […]
Anduril Plans a Huge ‘Arsenal’ Factory to Build Autonomous Weapons Like CCA
Anduril Industries—one of the two companies selected by the Air Force to develop the first increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft—announced it will soon build a factory designed to produce a variety of autonomous weapons, including CCAs, “at scale.” Anduril has not yet settled on a site for its factory, dubbed “Arsenal,” but it will be […]
Israeli Company Develops Copy of Russian Lancet
An Israeli company Smart Drone Services has unveiled an exact copy of the Russian Lancet kamikaze drone, responsible for dozens of confirmed hits on Ukrainian equipment. It is one of the most effective weapons against higher-value targets, often located dozens of kilometers behind the zero line. Smart Drones is manufacturing unmanned aerial systems used by […]
Spanish Electric Aircraft Manufacturer Secures Preorder in Australia
CRISALION Mobility, a European operator in the development of efficient, safe and sustainable electric mobility solutions, has signed a strategic agreement with Wilbur Air for a pre-order of 100 Integrity aircraft. Wilbur Air, a wholly owned airline subsidiary of Australian eVTOL infrastructure developer, Skyportz, will operate CRISALION’s Integrity aircraft across its network of vertiports set […]
SAE Media Group Acquires C-UAS Hub
London-based SAE Media Group has completed the acquisition of C-UAS Hub, a noted resource for news and actionable information in the counter-UAS market. The acquisition joins SMG’s growing family of conferences and publications focused on solutions to detect, track, and ultimately disrupt/destroy unmanned aircraft or drones before they can do harm. The idea for C-UAS […]
Israel Buys IAI’s SDR Airborne Radios for UAVs
Defense manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries has been awarded a contract, by competitive tender, to provide the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with airborne radios, for installation on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) that operate in maritime patrol missions over the Israeli Economic Exclusion Zone (EEZ). Installed on Heron-type UAVs, they allow shore-based Navy personnel to hail vessels […]
Ukraine’s Skyeton Expands UAV Production to Slovakia
Ukrainian company Skyeton, which manufactures ACS-3/Raybird-3 reconnaissance systems, has launched production in Slovakia. The company’s founder, Oleksandr Stepura, told Militarnyi that investments in the factory have reached $3.5 million. Tropozond s.r.o., a member of the Skyeton group, has opened a UAS manufacturing facility under the Skyeton brand in Slovakia. This journey began less than two […]
Thales and Garuda Aerospace Sign MoU for Secure Drone Operations in India
Global player in the aerospace industry Thales, and Garuda Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the development of the drone ecosystem in India. This collaboration aims to foster innovation and to advance the development of technological solutions that can enable safe and secure drone operations and help the growth of drone-based […]
Korea Aerospace Industries Expands Collaboration with Army to Advance Unmanned Aerial Technology
On July 24, Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Military Drone Operations Command to enhance collaboration in various fields including manned-unmanned teaming, drones, AAVs (Advanced Aerial Vehicles), and next-generation unmanned aerial vehicles. The signing ceremony saw the attendance of key representatives from both organizations, including KAI’s Senior Vice […]