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Sikorsky to Integrate MATRIX Autonomy into BETA Technologies’ MV250 eVTOL Aircraft

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will integrate its Sikorsky MATRIX autonomy suite into BETA Technologies' ALIA MV250 hybrid vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The companies have already completed the initial integration on BETA's CX300 aircraft, with ongoing flight testing planned to ...

GA-ASI and KONGSBERG Advance MQ-9B Integration with Joint Strike Missile Capability

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and KONGSBERG have completed two design reviews supporting the integration of the MQ-9B Joint Strike Missile capability. The jointly funded project is intended to provide MQ-9B operators with a long-range strike option. The System Requirements Review ...

Italy Assigns MQ-31A Designation to AeroVironment’s Advanced Unmanned Aircraft System

According to AeroVironment, the MQ-31A designation confirms that the Italian Ministry of Defence recognizes the JUMP 20 as an official military capability. “This designation validates that JUMP 20 meets the standards of a modern European military and underscores the system’s ability to ...

Airbus Explores Anti-Submarine Eurodrone Variant for Japan Under New Strategic Defense Partnership

Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Under the MoU, Airbus, in cooperation with  Kawasaki Heavy Industries, will analyse opportunities to work on a Japanese anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone, Europe’s first Large Long ...

GA-ASI Upgrades Ground Control Station to Expand MQ-9B Drone Mission Capability and Global Operations

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working to adapt its Block 30 Ground Control Stations (GCS) to fly the company’s newer model MQ-9B SkyGuardian® and SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft. When these upgrades are complete, they will enable current users of the ...

Renault and Thales Join Forces to Build France’s Sovereign Military Drone Manufacturing Industry

France's Renault Group will produce military drones with ‌defence technology firm Thales, the companies said on Tuesday, marking a further push by the automaker into defence manufacturing. Renault will build Thales' Toutatis remotely operated loitering munitions at one of its factories, with ...

Leonardo and Baykar Achieve Breakthrough in Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming with First K-SWARM Live Drone Trials

Leonardo and Baykar set a major milestone in the development of Crewed/UnCrewed Teaming (CUC-T) and swarm tactics capabilities, after successfully completing the first phase of live testing activities for the K-SWARM programme. The programme is aimed at designing and developing interoperability ...

U.S. Air Force Awards GA-ASI Production Contract for FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has received a production contract from the U.S. Air Force (USAF) for the FQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The initial order is a significant milestone, beginning the delivery of production aircraft to the warfighter. GA-ASI designed, ...

Red Cat Launches Hellcat™ Tactical Drone Platform for Global Military and Defense UAS Operations

 Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone and robotic solutions for defense and national security, today introduced Hellcat™, a dual-use small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) built on the proven Black Widow™ platform and designed for rapidly ...

ForgeFX and MRIGlobal Expand U.S. Army Drone Pilot Training for CBRN and Biological Threat Detection Missions

 ForgeFX Simulations has been awarded a U.S. Army subcontract to expand access to its CBRN drone pilot training simulator, used to train Army Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) pilots to detect airborne biological threats. Under the program, ForgeFX will convert its fielded Unmanned Vehicle Tele-Ope...