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India’s dreams of seeing its indigenous Ghatak (Lethal) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) and fifth-gen AMCA fighter jet have come closer with the inaugural flight of the Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator (AFW-TD) on Friday. India’s Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) announced on Friday that the exercise was carried …

RAF fighter jets are to get Star Wars-style ray guns. Britain’s fleet of F-35 Lightnings could be fitted with laser cannons within six years. The high-tech weapons are capable of shooting down enemy missiles as well as zapping unmanned drones. Lasers are seen by defence chiefs as almost perfect weapons …

A York-based company is involved in a new innovative method to distribute coronavirus test and trace samples using drones in a bid to ease pressure on the NHS. The drones are being piloted by former RAF, Royal Navy and combat helicopter pilots who are recognised as the top drone trainers …

Drone fighter planes capable of thinking for themselves in mid-air dog fights against enemy human pilots are being developed by US military researchers. Autonomous aircraft equipped with artificial intelligence and pre-programmed with vast hours of training time are being readied to test against real-life Top Guns in fighter jets as …

Elon Musk believes the era of fighter jets is over and future warfare will be carried out by autonomous drones. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO made the prediction while speaking with US Air Force Lt. Gen. John Thompson at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida on Friday. ‘Drone warfare …

The XO-58A Valkyrie A recent announcement from the military describes the drone and its development: “The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems to …