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AeroVironment Gets $181M Contract from Denmark for JUMP 20 Reconnaissance Drones

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– AeroVironment (AV), through its wholly owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, has been awarded a contract by the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) with a contract ceiling value of $181 million to deliver the JUMP 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to the Danish Armed Forces. This 10-year program of record will equip the […]

SkyDrive Secures Certification Basis for eVTOL from Japan Civil Aviation Bureau

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Company Releases First Photos Ahead of Expo 2025 Demonstration Flights All images courtesy SkyDrive Inc. SkyDrive Inc. has reached a significant milestone in the certification process for its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has issued a G-1 certification basis for the ‘SKYDRIVE’ eVTOL. This agreement outlines the […]

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Florence Regional Airport Installs South Carolina’s First Electric Aircraft Charger

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Charging Infrastructure Supports Both Air and Ground Vehicles Florence Regional Airport (FLO) has installed South Carolina’s first electric aircraft charger through a partnership with BETA Technologies, a Burlington, Vermont-based electric aerospace company. The new charging infrastructure supports electric aircraft and ground vehicles, positioning FLO to expand its operations for the future. Multimodal and Interoperable Charging […]

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AutoFlight Receives CAAC Production Certificate for CarryAll eVTOL Cargo Aircraft

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Milestone Certification Enables Mass Production of 2-Ton Electric Aircraft The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has granted AutoFlight a Production Certificate (PC) for its CarryAll unmanned cargo aircraft. AutoFlight announced that this approval marks the first-ever production license for a 2-ton electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, clearing the way for mass production. […]

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Ukraine Approves Locally-Produced Poseidon UAV for Frontline Use

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Ukraine is to expand its use of Poseidon vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed air vehicles (UAVs), following a new approval by the nation’s defence ministry. On 22 January, Kyiv announced that it had “codified and adopted the domestically-produced Poseidon UAV system for deployment within the units of the defence forces”. Developed by Cyprus-based company […]

Utah Partners with BETA Technologies to Launch Electric Aviation Ahead of 2034 Winter Olympics

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Landmark Agreement Signed During Utah Aerospace & Defense Day Showcases Vision for Statewide Electric Aircraft Network and Sustainable Air Transportation by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNab In recent news from Salt Lake City, the Utah Aerospace & Defense group (47G) is scheduled to sign a landmark agreement with South Burlington, Vermont-based electric aircraft manufacturer, […]

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Ukraine’s New Shotgun-Armed Drones Hunt Russian Soldiers

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Ukraine has started arming its drones with shotguns to shoot down Russian drones and kill soldiers. In video footage posted online by pro-Ukraine bloggers, a drone armed with two shotguns flies across a battlefield. The drone fixes on at least three Russian drones carrying grenades, one after the other, and shoots. Each of the Russian […]

Coalition Sends 30,000 Kamikaze Drones to Ukraine

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30,000 drones will be sent to Ukraine after £45 million worth of contracts were placed by the international Drone Capability Coalition, co-led by the UK and Latvia as the UK steps up leadership supporting Ukraine in 2025. Defence Secretary John Healey announced this milestone alongside Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds at the Ukraine Defence Contact […]

Leonardo Unveils Design of Proteus Uncrewed Rotorcraft Technology Demonstrator

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– Leonardo, the UK Royal Navy and the UK Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Future Capability Innovation (FCI) team have unveiled the design of the Proteus technology demonstrator aircraft. The circa three-tonne uncrewed rotorcraft will be used to demonstrate advances in autonomy and payload modularity and interchangeability, whilst developing cutting-edge new rotorcraft […]