The Air Force is in the market for upgrades to its counter-drone technologies, according to an Oct. 16 request for information posted on a federal contracting website.
The service is in the early stages of deploying lasers, microwaves, and other weapons more advanced than a shotgun to deal with potentially threatening drones loitering around bases. In particular, the RFI is looking for ideas to fend off the smallest unmanned aerial systems like quadcopters.
About: A large commercial drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) developed and modified by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology made a test flight in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Feihong-98 (FH-98) is now the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft, with a maximum payload of up to 1.5 tonnes. It was adapted from the prototype of the Shifei Y5B, a China-developed transport plane. The FH-98 features simple take-off and landing, simple operation, advanced technology, at an affordable cost.
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.
France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after the conclusion of tough price negotiations with manufacturers, the defence ministry said Wednesday. "A few small details" still need to be worked out, but "we're rather optimistic about this project,"…
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.
Das britische Verteidigungsministerium will die nationalen Fähigkeiten auf dem Feld militärischer Nanodrohnen stärken. Solche Kleinstdrohnen bieten im urbanen Umfeld viele Vorteile und lassen sich unter anderem in der Uniform mitführen. Das britische Verteidigungsministerium hat nun einen Vertrag zur Entwicklung eines einsatzbereiten, robusten Prototyps für Tests beim Heer geschlossen. Es wurden dafür jetzt rund 226.200 Pfund bereitgestellt. Neu ist zudem, dass mit diesem Vertrag ein Start-up zum Zulieferer der British Army wird.
The U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF) held a second, more complex and rigorous field test of Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
The Advanced Battle Management System, or ABMS, allows a joint force to use cutting-edge methods and technologies to rapidly collect, analyze, and share information and make decisions in real time.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has integrated and flown the MQ-9 Reaper with the Agile Condor Pod, an on-board artificially intelligent computer that promises to autonomously find, track and propose targets to human commanders.