Piasecki Aircraft Corporation announced today the acquisition of Kaman Air Vehicles’ KARGO UAV™ program, expanding its portfolio of vertical lift and cargo UAS solutions. KARGO UAV is a medium-lift, autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle that has been demonstrated to both the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army for its cargo VTOL capabilities, with successful autonomous lift […]| Piasecki Aircraft Corporation
The UK’s Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has issued ‘Military Type Certification’ to the UK’s new ‘Protector’ armed drone, meaning that it is now free to fly within UK airspace, including o…| Drone Wars UK
Latest satellite images of Panghyon Airbase, North Korea's only known site for the flight testing of large strategic UAVs, show notable ongoing development.| Beyond Parallel
The current "mystery drone" flap has hints of "moral panic." However, these events highlight a legitimate national security threat.| The Debrief
As might be expected, there are a lot of drones on display this week at CES. Almost all of them have one thing in common, however: people can't ride in them. We say "almost all," as there is one exception. Ehang's 184 AAV (Autonomous Aerial Vehicle) is designed to carry a single human passenger,…| New Atlas
There's little doubt that jet-powered combat drones will play an important role in future military theaters, a future that is one step closer with news that the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator completed its maiden flight on March 5. In a statement released today, Kratos said that the unmanned…| New Atlas
Last month, the entire world was abuzz when five über wealthy explorers perished at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean near the grave of the once “unsinkable ship.” Disturbingly, during t…| CHRONICLING THE ROBOT INDUSTRY
A recently published US Army manual on countering drones. “Units should always assume the enemy is using a UAS to observe or attempt to observe them. Modern, friendly, and allied sensors—whic…| Warrior Publications