AeroVironment, Inc. announced the first successful multi-drop, live fire GPS-guided Shryke munitions from the VAPOR® 55 MX, all-electric unmanned aircraft system in collaboration with Corvid and L3Harris Technologies. The VAPOR 55 MX carried four rounds simultaneously and flawlessly showcased the live fire effects of this capability. The integration of Shryke munitions on …
Read More »DRDO carries out successful flight trial of flying-wing UAV
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully carried out a flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying-wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) from the Aeronautical Test Range, Chitradurga in Karnataka. The successful flying demonstration of this autonomous stealth UAV is a testimony to maturity in …
Read More »PHASA-35® completes first successful stratospheric flight
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) – PHASA-35. Over a 24-hour period, PHASA-35 soared to more than 66,000 feet, reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully. The trial, completed last month in New Mexico in …
Read More »Quantico hosts successful tactical resupply UAS demonstratio…
By U.S. Marine Corps | April 18, 2023 Marine Corps Combat Development and Integration recently demonstrated an innovative method to transport combat supplies with the Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (TRUAS) at the semi-annual Installations and Logistics Board (ILB) held here. On March 29 and 30, senior Marine Corps leaders …
Read More »Gannet Glide Drone Program Conducts Successful Flight Tests
Skyborne Technologies has conducted a series of successful guided flight tests of the air-launched Gannet Glide Drone. The Gannet program aligns directly with the goals of the Australian Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) enterprise. “Skyborne has developed research and development capabilities enabling future Defence partnerships which facilitate Australian innovation. The …
Read More »UPDATE: LMT is successful in cross-continent demonstration
LMT has managed to successfully fly a drone from over a 3500 km distance. The drone was located in Latvia while the pilot was in Spain. Here’s what Gints Jakovels, Innovation Lead at LMT, said after the demonstration: With the successful drone flight that LMT performed yesterday, we’re now entering the …
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