Iranian Army’s Air Force Commander Hamid Vahedi has said that his country is ready to share its experiences in the sphere of fighter aircraft. “We are ready to share our experiences in the sphere of fighter aircraft with our friendly countries and help them in this regard,” …
Read More »Kratos Turbine Technologies UK Expands its Jet UAS Capabilit…
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets and industry-leading provider of high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial systems, announced that it is further increasing its UK-based capability by the addition of key, seasoned engineering and programme/project management personnel highly experienced in jet UAS / …
Read More »British Navy takes delivery of Banshee Jet 80+ drones
The new jet-powered Banshee drones can fly with a speed of up to 400mph. Credit: LPhot Barry Swainsbury/UK Royal Navy. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has received new jet-powered Banshee Jet 80+ remotely-piloted air systems (RPAS) from defence technology company QinetiQ. Following the delivery of drones, the RN has formed …
Read More »Russian fighter jet collided with U.S. drone, Pentagon says
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Read More »Baykar to make supersonic variant of unmanned jet Kızılelma
Turkish drone magnate Baykar plans to make a supersonic variant of its unmanned fighter jet, the Bayraktar Kızılelma, the chief technology officer (CTO) of the company said. Selçuk Bayraktar was speaking on the features of Kızılelma, Türkiye’s first indigenously developed and produced unmanned fighter aircraft, during a broadcast. Kızılelma will …
Read More »Elon Musk says the ‘fighter jet era has passed’ and the US n…
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 …
Read More »The Plan to Boost Drone Batteries With a Teensy Jet Engine
For all the hype swirling around electric aviation, the current state of battery technology and electric powertrains remains a limiting factor for all the drones, air taxis, cargo haulers, and flying cars hoping to take off. Unhappy with that cap on the range, power, and speed of these aircraft, one …
Read More »Boeing Plans to Fix the 737 MAX Jet With a Software Update
The investigation into the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX 8, which killed 157 people on Sunday, is still in its earliest stages, but already regulators around the world have grounded the Boeing jet. The American FAA issued its own grounding order today, noting that, based on the wreckage …
Read More »How the FAA Decides When to Ground a Jet Like Boeing’s 737 M…
When an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa on Sunday morning, killing all 157 people aboard, observers quickly noted that the circumstances resembled those of another flight. In October, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 181 passengers …
Read More »Chinese jet shows off U.S. tech
China’s internet for many years provided a wealth of information on the People’s Liberation Army, often showing off new weapons and arms technologies before they were made officially public by the secretive PLA. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, however, the amount and quality of disclosures on unofficial military enthusiast websites …
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