The trench war in Ukraine is a test bed for the future of air combat: drone warfare. “Nowadays, the use of converted drones by Ukrainian military forces is a valuable tool in daily reconnaissance for infantry units on the front line, making strikes against enemy vehicles and artillery positions, as well as providing intelligence for [special operations forces] and providing constant support during patrolling missions,” Staff Sgt. Kostiantyn Denysiuk, a Ukrainian special operations forces company first sergeant, told Coffee or Die Magazine.
Bei den Testflügen wird weiter an der Schwarmfunktionalität der SparrowHawk-Drohnen gearbeitet. SparrowHawk ist ein von GA-ASI neu entwickeltes unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug (UAV), die als „kleine“ Drohne und Nutzlast durch eine größere Drohne der Klasse Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) bspw. des Typs MQ-9-Reaper der US Air Force (USAF) oder MQ-1C-Grey Eagle der US Army abgesetzt und wieder aufgenommen werden kann.
Ende September entscheidet das Schweizer Stimmvolk über sechs Milliarden Franken für neue Kampfjets. Brauchen wir die überhaupt? Wären Drohnen keine Alternative? Und was kostet das Ganze wirklich? Wir beantworten die wichtigsten Fragen.
A.Drones, a leading Ukrainian provider of tactical robotic systems, has unveiled its new automated aerial solution that consists of a multi-rotor aerial vehicle and a mobile base station for recharging and sheltering the autonomous drone.
UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace today announced the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a £65m contract for its first three Protector Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS)
Belgium’s planned procurement of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has taken a step forward after the US State Department announced on 26 March that it had approved the deal.
The latest reconnaissance variant of the Korsar unmanned aircraft system (UAS) was unveiled at the Army 2019 defence exhibition being held in Kubinka close to Moscow on 25–30 June.
The Zala Aero Group, part of the Kalashnikov Concern, showed its Lantset (Lance) ‘kamikaze’ unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for the first time at the Army 2019 defence exhibition being held in Kubinka, close to Moscow, on 25–30 June.
Elbit Systems has sold a “multi-layered array of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs)” to an undisclosed Southeast Asian army, the company announced on 6 October.
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