The Netherlands concluded operational testing of three MQ-9 Reaper drones stationed in Romania. This move marks the Netherlands' strategic contribution to gathering crucial intelligence information.
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Baykar Technologies, a leading Turkish drone manufacturer, recently announced on social media that it has conducted another test of its newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Akinci.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) for the first time on February 28, 2024.
High Eye will supply its Airboxer vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles to the Dutch Armed Forces.
Aviators from 31 Squadron have commenced their Protector RG Mk 1 Technician training at GA-ASI facility in the U.S.
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Throughout the tests, the MAM-L and MAM-T aerial bombs were guided at the moving target with the assistance of the next-generation Aseflir-500 electro-optical system.
Israeli company Elbit Systems has unveiled the Hermes 650 Spark, a new tactical UAS. According to Elbit, it is designed to meet the evolving challenges of the aerospace and defence industries.
Built by Teledyne FLIR in Waterloo, Ontario, SkyRanger R70 drones feature autonomous navigation capability, plus advanced thermal and daytime sensors enabling them to detect and identify targets at long range.
The German government has transferred the first batch of Songbird unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine.
Israeli company Elbit Systems is expanding its line of tactical UAS. The new UAS will be launched at the Singapore Airshow.
AeroVironment’s PS2500 battery is now approved for use in the Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Ukraine will receive thousands more drones as UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps announces today that the United Kingdom will co-lead a major drone capability coalition with Latvia for Ukraine.
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