Russia’s invasion of Ukraine provides a unique chance to see how drones can work in contested air warfare. Thus far in the war, Russia’s air defenses are still effective, as are Ukraine’s.
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Bahrain Leads Unmanned Exercise for Multinational Task Force
A multinational naval task force led by Bahrain conducted a one-day training drill in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26, featuring the use of unmanned systems and artificial intelligence alongside seven crewed ships, according to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command.
GA-ASI Demonstrates Air-to-Air Laser Communications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. successfully completed an air-to-air laser communication link between GA-ASI’s Laser Airborne Communication terminals integrated onto two company-owned King Air aircraft.
Project Convergence Demonstration Moves Military Closer to ‘Kill Web’ Approach
The U.S. military took another step toward creating a “kill web” approach instead of relying on just a “kill chain” to defeat enemy attacks.
Aerosonde UAS Supporting Fourth U.S. Navy Ship with Extended Range ISR Services
Textron Systems Corp., a Textron Inc. company, announced today it has been awarded a contract valued at up to $22…
AeroVironment Introduces Puma VNS, a Visual-Based Navigation System That Enables GPS-Denied Navigation Across GPS-Contested Environments
System determines precise location of the aircraft during flight without relying on GPS
The Drone Ranger’s Guide to “TOP GUN: MAVERICK”
What follows are notes from the personal log of Rear Admiral Chester “Hammer” Cain, commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft…
Day of the Jackal
Northrop Grumman’s Jackal concept munition satisfies a need for speed, and more. Two loitering munitions sat side by side this…
New Products from Teledyne FLIR
Teledyne FLIR is moving forward with two camera modules that offer high performance in compact packages. Kelly Brodbeck, Teledyne FLIR’s…
Five Good Questions: Christian Trotti, Atlantic Council
Christian Trotti is assistant director of Forward Defense in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. The…
Working Together
Manned-unmanned teaming, or MUM-T, capabilities are being developed for militaries through a variety of projects, with the goal of improving…
Robotic Research Accelerates Commercial Autonomy Applications
A company with military application roots is leveraging two decades of autonomous mobility experience to scale its autonomy solution for…
A Good Day for the Blues?
UAS Cybersecurity is Critical to the Modern Battlefield. Uncrewed aircraft systems have helped stave off Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite…
Up Close With…Wahid Nawabi, CEO, chairman and president, AeroVironment
From Switchblade® to Quantix™, AeroVironment is filling the skies of Ukraine with capable UAS. For Wahid Nawabi, the reasons are…
GNSS Put to the Test, on the Battlefield and Beyond
For unmanned aerial vehicles, precise positioning, navigation and timing systems are widely seen as absolutely requisite, and their resilience needs…
ALEs: Multiplatform Force Multipliers
Smaller and cheaper, yet interoperable and effective, Air-Launched Effects are expanding the Army’s reach and power. One company details the…
