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A US guided-missile destroyer was once again forced to use its weapons in the Middle East. A few weeks ago, the USS Carney (DDG 64) was shooting down drones and missiles. On November 15, 2023, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was launched. The guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) was in transit through […]
The US Navy has received a Transwing drone from Pterodynamics for flight testing. This was reported by New Atlas. If necessary, the Transwing cruise airframe can switch to eVTOL mode. During the test, the aircraft demonstrated the ability to autonomously land in the truck body while driving. The U.S. Navy plans to use Transwing aircraft […]
Pterodynamics, together with the U.S. Navy, has conducted a flight test of the Transwing drone, with vertical takeoff/landing and deployable wings, demonstrating its ability to autonomously land on a moving platform. Its folding wings provide exceptional range and payload. The Transwing design is an unusual approach that offers significant advantages. At its core, it is […]
Ukraine has developed and is already conducting field tests of a new unmanned evacuation platform. The operational range of the mission is 10 km, it has a secure communication channel and an HD camera for video transmission. At the current stage of development, the autopilot and communication module of the unmanned evacuation platform are being […]
Soldiers of the 3rd Regiment of the Special Forces used drones against Russian troops in Donetsk region. In the video, you can see that the invaders are trying to hide in trenches that were dug among the vegetation. This massing did not help the occupiers. Subsequently, their positions were attacked. “Neither the leaves of the […]
Teledyne FLIR has announced the Black Hornet 4 drone. The company positions the new product as a miniature personal intelligence system. Black Hornet 4 is based largely on the previous generation model. The company said that since 2017, it has delivered approximately 20,000 Black Hornet 3 drones to customers, of which 1,000 were delivered to […]
Tatra is testing its first self-driving car. This truck is being developed for use in the military and firefighting sector and for work in quarries. The project is being jointly implemented by Tatra, the French automotive component manufacturer Valeo, and the Mobility Laboratory of the Technical University of Ostrava. The drone was based on the […]
The airplane-type drone with a 3-meter wingspan flew 420 kilometers from the border, experts say. In the Saratov region of Russia, a drone allegedly flying toward the military airfield in Engels exploded. This was reported on September 27 by the Russian media outlet Shot. According to media reports, Russian air defense forces shot down the […]
Another test of an aerial platform with artificial intelligence took place in the United States. Currently, the Research Laboratory has tested the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone. The UAV was developed by Kratos Defense & Security Solutions. The manufacturer has agreed with Shield AI to integrate artificial intelligence and bring the XQ-58A Valkyrie to the market. The […]
The working prototype of the OKO-9 was able to lift a 70-kilogram load into the sky. According to the developers, in the future it will be able to fly up to 100 km. The developers have completed a test flight of the prototype of the OKO-9 heavy electric unmanned aircraft with a vertical takeoff and […]