Aircraft
US Forces in The Middle East Get Laser Rocket Anti-Drone System Protection
The US armed forces are planning to get MSI’s Electronic Advanced Ground Launcher System (EAGLS) to fight off drones in the Middle East, which...
Solar-Electric VTOL Drone Can Fly For 3 Days
The US Navy is going to get KHA’s solar-powered K1000ULE drone, which will be used as part of their Small Unit Remote Scouting System....
Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Attacked by Drones
Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom accuses Ukraine’s army of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) with drones.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirms...
The 2024 Milipol Singapore Exhibition – A Review of Trends in The HLS Market
Written by Or Shalom
The Milipol exhibition, held in Singapore on April 3-5, 2024, dealt as always with homeland security technologies. The exhibition, in collaboration...
Drone Dogfights – Russia and Ukraine Train UAV Pilots to Fight Head-to-Head
Russia reportedly began training its drone pilots in “drone dogfighting” tactics, demonstrating how modern combat changed to heavily feature and rely on drones.
The Eurasian...
Revolutionary Drone Engine Tested, Marking A Hypersonic Future
Venus Aerospace reports a successful test of its rotating detonation engine (RDE) on a small drone, promising hypersonic travel.
Rotating detonation engines are a promising...
Japan To Export AI-Powered Fighter Jets
Japan’s Cabinet has authorized the export of its next-generation fighter jets that are currently being developed, a decision led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida,...
New EV-Based Catapult Can Launch A 30-Ton Plane
Chinese researchers developed a new, powerful Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) using the technology of electric vehicles. This powerful catapult can launch a 30-tonne...
Intensive Drone Military Testing Yields Promising Results
The US recently concluded a series of experiments on new tech during Project Convergence Capstone 4 (PC-C4), involving the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines,...
Russia Puts Anti-Drone Cages on its Submarines in Fear of Ukrainian Drone Attacks
Recent footage of two Russian submarines shows they began using anti-drone cages (also called “cope cages”), structures that gained prominence on Russian and Ukrainian...
The Future of Swarms – Splittable Drones
A new and revolutionary modular splittable drone can separate mid-flight into smaller, independent drones. This new alleged development by Chinese scientists could swarm enemy...
Giant Rail Gun to Launch Hypersonic Planes into Space
Chinese scientists are reportedly developing a giant electromagnetic rail gun meant to launch hypersonic planes into space. The South China Morning Post reports that the...
China Reveals Aerodynamic Supremacy over the US with New Hypersonic Drone
New incredibly maneuverable Chinese hypersonic drone has allegedly outperformed the American Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 “Raptor” fighter, which could mean a great challenge for existing...
False GPS Signals Pose Great Danger to Pilots
False GPS signals are surging near conflict zones, deceiving onboard plane systems, and complicating the work of airline pilots.
Disruptive issues on planes (like a...
Innovative Search and Rescue Drones Use Noise Cancellation to Find Victims
The use of drones and UAVs has grown immensely in various fields during the past few years. A main area of interest is search...
New Drone Invisibility Cloak
Researchers from Zhejiang University in China reveal a new intelligent aero amphibious invisibility cloak that seems to bring magic into reality. The team claims...
Ukraine Kamikaze Drones Destroy Russia’s Black Sea Fleet Warship
Ukraine has allegedly destroyed the Russian warship “Sergei Kotov” in the Black Sea using kamikaze drones. This comes less than two years since Russia’s...
Plasma Shield Makes Military Jets Invisible
Chinese scientists and engineers claim to have developed a plasma stealth device for military aircraft that can make any aircraft invisible – undetectable by radar.
Older versions...
MIT Startup Creates Self-Flying Helicopters
Autonomous helicopters signal a new era in aviation – one of a safer sky. Rotor Technologies is a startup founded by MIT PhDs, and...
New Ukrainian Night-Vision Drone Resistant to Electronic Warfare
Ukrainian drone-making company Brave Inventors revealed its Shoolika ("Kite") Mark 6 drone – an electronic warfare-resistant combat drone with impressive night vision capabilities.
Brave Inventors...
BAE’s Mysterious Expendable Drone
BAE Systems has unveiled its latest autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) at the World Defense Show, designed to operate alongside future and current-generation combat aircraft.
According...
Can Hackers Hijack Flights?
Flysmart+ is an iOS app for pilots to calculate aircraft takeoff performance, weight, and balance, developed by the Airbus subsidiary Navblue. It was recently...
