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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 […]

Guide to Ukraine’s Long Range Attack Drones

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Independent defense analyst H.I. Sutton, who usually writes about submarines, has just published this interesting guide on his ‘Covert Shores’ website: Ukraine Russia’s use of long range drones, principally the Iranian Shahed type, against Ukraine is well documented. These are termed one-way attack drones (OWA-UAVs), or informally as ‘Kamikaze drones’. These are used as part […]

Iranian Army Receives Giant Fleet of New Drones

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The Islamic Republic of Iran Army has received large numbers of strategic combat, reconnaissance, destruction and radar drones. The delivery of the homegrown unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) took place during a ceremony on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Commander of the Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani. […]

Ukraine Drone Flew Over Putin’s Woodland Palace on Way to St Petersburg Oil Depot

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Ukraine sent a drone flying over President Vladimir Putin’s palace at Lake Valdai during an attack on a St. Petersburg oil depot, a military source claimed. Ukraine sent Ukrainian-produced drones 775 miles into Russian airspace to strike an oil depot near St. Petersburg, Oleksandr Kamyshin, Ukraine’s minister of strategic industries, said, according to The Kyiv […]

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 […]

Italian Government to Approve Leonardo Astore MALE UAV Acquisition

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The programme for acquiring two Astore MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) UAV systems, developed and produced by Leonardo, is about to be launched, following the publication in mid-December 2023 of the relevant document by the Italian Government. The Astore UAVs will act as gap fillers, as the Predator Alpha Plus MQ-1C UAVs that entered service […]

India’s UAV Dream Shattered – TAPAS Drone Plagued By Poor Design & Bad Decisions

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The TAPAS (Made in India Drone) had to go! Thankfully, it has gone! The mission mode project will reportedly not be funded by the Indian MoD anymore. The decision to defund the project was objective and based on logic for the following reasons: Performance shortfalls were substantial. The gaps were too wide and beyond redemption. […]

Indian Navy to Induct Hermes 900 Starliner

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The Indian Navy will induct two Hermes 900 Starliner unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by the end of February, a spokesperson for the Indian Navy told Janes on 10 January. Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Starliner is manufactured in India by Adani Defence and Aerospace under the name ‘Drishti 10′ for Indian customers. Drishti 10 was unveiled on 10 […]

Turkish Firms Equip Drone with 40mm Grenade Launcher

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Turkish firms Asisguard and Repkon Savunma Sistemleri have successfully integrated the SONGAR drone with a 40mm grenade launcher. Asisguard’s armed drone, SONGAR, underwent a series of integration efforts with Repkon Savunma Sistemlerinin’s RDS40-MGL, a 6-barrel rotary grenade launcher. The armed drone underwent field deployment, showcasing seamless integration with the 6-barrel rotary grenade launcher through a […]