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Raytheon Launches New Coyote Variant from Helicopter

– Raytheon, an RTX business, fired a new version of the company’s combat-proven Coyote family of products from a helicopter during a recent test at Nine Mile Training Center, giving military forces a new capability to detect, identify, locate and…

Swedish Startup Develops Low-Cost Drone Interceptor

A Swedish defense technology startup is aiming to disrupt the counter-drone landscape with a low-cost, high-speed interceptor designed to meet the growing threat of small unmanned aerial systems. In an interview with NextGen Defense, Karl Rosander, CEO of Nordic Air…

Major Breakthrough in Drone as First Responder (DFR) Waivers

New Certificate of Waiver (COW) Process Streamlines Approvals for Public Safety Agencies A Significant Shift in Regulatory Framework The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has introduced a groundbreaking update to the regulatory process for Drone as First Responder (DFR) operations. Chief…

PS Drone Fest: a new precedent for fan events

Forget ballrooms and bad coffee. PS Drone Fest (officially Palm Springs Drone Fest) was something else entirely. Held in sunny Palm Springs, California, PS Drone Fest felt more like the Comic-Con of drones than your typical drone industry conference. Sure,…

North Korea Replicates US RQ-4 Global Hawk

North Korea has once again demonstrated its ambitions to bolster its strategic surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities with the public unveiling of the , a High-Altitude Long-Endurance (HALE) drone that bears an unmistakable resemblance to the American RQ-4 Global Hawk. First…

US Government Approves Sale of SeaGuardian UAS to Qatar

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Qatar of the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $1.96 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered…