Volatus Aerospace, a Canadian integrated aerospace and defense company, has completed initial flight testing of an AI-enabled flight control and autonomy system that maintained navigation in a GNSS-denied environment without reliance upon external sensors. Instead, the aircraft used its default onboard sensors to maintain flight, moving the technology from the R&D phase and into demonstrated […]
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Gogo Special Missions and Insitu, a Boeing company, have completed integration and testing of a modified high-speed satellite connectivity system for Insitu’s Integrator Group 3 uncrewed aircraft system. The collaboration adapts Gogo’s Galileo HDX terminal to the size and weight constraints of the smaller UAS platform, providing access to Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit satellite […]
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Swarm Aero, a U.S. aerospace company specializing in large uncrewed aircraft systems and autonomous command-and-control technologies, has unveiled a new Group 5 UAS designed to combine long-range operation, large modular payload capacity and coordinated autonomous flight for strike, sensing and other aerospace missions. The clean-sheet aircraft, known as Gamera, was designed around an architecture intended […]
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Quantum Systems, a developer of interoperable unmanned systems, has announced significant upgrades to its Reliant long-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. The latest generation features a hybrid-electric power unit and increases the aircraft’s payload capacity to as much as 9 kg. The additional capacity enables Reliant to carry electro-optical sensors, laser target designators, synthetic aperture […]
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Wisk Aero, global industry experts in autonomous aviation, has completed a high-fidelity simulation with NASA evaluating whether one ground-based supervisor can manage three autonomous aircraft operating simultaneously alongside traditional air traffic in controlled airspace. The campaign supported the feasibility of a 1:3 supervisor-to-aircraft ratio while air traffic controllers continued using existing tools and procedures. The […]
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Anduril Industries, global industry experts in autonomous defense systems, has introduced Thunder, a Group 5 autonomous attack rotorcraft developed to extend the combat reach and increase the survivability of current and next-generation crewed attack and assault aircraft. Co-developed with Archer Aviation, Thunder is the defense variant of a new dual-use autonomous vertical takeoff and landing […]
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Airbility and Germany-based propulsion developer Schübeler have signed a strategic agreement focused on development of next-generation electric ducted fan propulsion systems for high-speed eVTOL aircraft and advanced air mobility applications. The Memorandum of Understanding establishes a framework for collaboration involving electric ducted fan propulsion technologies, hybrid propulsion integration, engineering support for airworthiness certification, and participation […]
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Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and XTEND have expanded their collaboration to integrate XTEND’s operating system into the Skunk Works MDCX™ autonomy platform, enabling simultaneous command and control of multiple classes of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) within joint all-domain command and control (JADC2) environments.
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Cummings Aerospace has completed a U.S. Army test range demonstration of its turbojet-powered, 3D-printed kamikaze drone, Hellhound S3. The flight was part of the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2025 and marked the first time the Hellhound S3 was flown in an operationally realistic environment.
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ePropelled, a manufacturer of advanced propulsion and energy management technologies, has expanded its USA-made Hercules series to meet growing global demand for hybrid-ready power solutions. These systems are designed to enhance the capabilities of uncrewed vehicles across land, air, and marine applications, extending their range and improving mission agility. Expanding Hybrid Propulsion for Uncrewed Systems […]
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