Radio Wave Weapon to Defeat Drone Swarms in Development
The system can detect, track, and engage a range of threats across land, air, and sea, beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components of enemy vehicles
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The system can detect, track, and engage a range of threats across land, air, and sea, beaming radio waves to disrupt or damage critical electronic components of enemy vehicles
The Dual Band Decoy (DBD) is an advanced radio frequency (RF) countermeasure that uses the latest jamming technology to disrupt enemy radars and lure missiles away from fighter jets
Elroy Air and Leidos have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) prototype for the Navy and Marine Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263)
Believed to be a commercial world-first, quantum navigation tech developed in the UK was successfully tested in flight in trials at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire
The next series of testing on GE Aerospace’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine has been completed, providing further insights to advance the future of adaptive aircraft engines
Airbus has acquired Aerovel and its Flexrotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for expeditionary missions requiring minimal footprint
Curtiss-Wright’s new computers enable the airborne deployment of the industry-leading IADS RTStation data visualization software
For the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) options 3 and 4, Textron will complete multiple demos and eventually deliver an Aerosonde Mk. 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for test and evaluation
CAPAIR will bring air safety solutions to the Australian market, advancing autonomy and UAS integration by introducing Sagetech's detect and avoid (DAA) software and IFF transponders
The Airborne Battlespace Awareness and Defense (ABAD) payload is designed to enhance survivability of General Atomics' MQ-9A unmanned aerial system (UAS) against infrared (IR) and radio frequency (RF) threats
RapidFlight, a designer of drones with designed for increased range and endurance, recently hosted Congressman Rob Wittman, Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Selected for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative, the Switchblade 600 from AeroVironment (AV) is a man-portable, extended-range loitering munition system equipped with an anti-armor warhead