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Turkish Aerospace Industries has started new tests of the latest Anka-3 UAV. The video of the “secret” drone was published on the X-account of the Turkish media outlet GDH Defense. The combat drone was tested by TAI engineers on the runway. Apparently, the tests were intended to check the operation of the landing gear, flaps, […]
SpecAero engineers have created the Skipper tactical reconnaissance system, which consists of a ground station and two drones. The drone does not have a tail fin, it is not an airplane, but a monowing of the author’s design. The advantages of the complex are its resistance to damage and excellent planning. It is aerodynamic, and […]
Slovenia handed over Bramor C4EYE reconnaissance aircraft to Ukraine. The information was shared by a representative of C-Astral, Defense News reports. The manufacturer does not disclose the number of UAVs transferred. It is also unknown when the drones were delivered. The Bramor C4EYE is equipped with a gyro-stabilized EO/IR/LI microgimbal with optical and infrared sensors […]
L3Harris is developing a heavy fuel engine for the FVR-90 reconnaissance drone with a vertical takeoff and landing system (VTOL) on behalf of the US Navy. The A99 HFE heavy fuel engine will allow the drone to have an increased flight range and improved maneuverability. L3Harris will also offer new infrared camera modules and a […]
The Russian military complains about the use of components taken from the Geranium UAV in the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ drones. They are installed by Ukrainian specialists in homemade aircraft. This was reported by the Russian Telegram channel Mash. Russian Defense Industry equips Geranium drones with Kometa units designed to interact with the GLONASS system. The […]
In the first decade of October, the US hosted the AUSA defense exhibition. One of its participants was a Greek startup. According to Breaking Defense, he brought the AIHMI AHM-1X kamikaze UAV to the exhibition. The journalists of the publication managed to talk to Christos Christou from S.A.S. technology, who developed the barrage munition. According […]
The SBU drones made a “cotton wool” in a military camp near the Khalino airfield in the Kursk region of Russia. This was reported by the Ukrainian media, citing sources in the SBU. The drones hit a Russian field camp near the village of Postolye Dvory, not far from the Khalino military airfield, where up […]
Ukrainian soldier Serhiy Petryshyn has assembled an anti-drone rifle that can be used to shoot down enemy drones. The anti-drone system can jam commercial drones at a distance of 700 meters. “I looked up information on the Internet, watched it, talked to the military who had some experience in this area. We discussed it with […]
“Laboratory PPS brought the latest version of the Triton complex to the ORЕLEXPO 2023 exhibition. It is designed to protect infantrymen from drones. The complex can be worn on your person. “The Triton consists of the LPD-801 anti-drone gun and two suppression modules, LGSH-608 and LGSH-609, operating at 800 and 900 MHz. The latter are […]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has developed a new system that allows large UAVs to pick up smaller drones in flight. The technology has already been tested. The system is designed for MQ-9A Reaper and MQ-20 Avenger drones. GA-ASI announced a test in which Avenger participated. The drone assembles oversized UAVs using a Breeze-Estern […]