RAF MQ-9 Reaper Retires After 15 Years of Combat Operations
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has officially retired its MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) after more than 15 years of operational service. The final flight took place at...
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Kızılelma UCAV Advances with Precision-Guided Bombs, Approaches NATO-Class Strike Capabilities
Türkiye’s next-generation unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Baykar Bayraktar Kızılelma, is progressing rapidly toward operational maturity. Now integrated with precision-guided bombs and advanced avionics including an AESA radar and...
Helsing’s CA-1 Europa Drone: A New Paradigm in AI-Powered Combat...
Europe’s defense landscape is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation with the emergence of the CA-1 “Europa” drone—an AI-native combat UAV developed by German defense tech firm Helsing in partnership...
Trypillian Unveils Modular Tactical UAV Family for Strike and Recon...
British-Ukrainian defense startup Trypillian has unveiled a new family of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed to meet the evolving operational demands of Ukraine’s warfighting environment. The modular drone series...
Royal Air Force Retires MQ-9A Reaper After 15 Years of...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has formally retired its MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS) after more than a decade of operational service. The retirement marks a significant transition...
Pentagon Awards $995M Contract to Amentum for MQ-9 Reaper Support...
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $995 million contract to Amentum Services Inc. to provide comprehensive support for the U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)...
China Accelerates Wing Loong Drone Mass Production, Signaling Industrial-Scale UAV...
China has officially moved its Wing Loong series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into mass production, marking a significant milestone in the industrialization of Chinese airpower. The announcement underscores not...
Small Engines, Big Stakes: The Race to Power Next-Gen Drones...
As militaries shift toward networked air combat and drone-centric operations, propulsion has emerged as a critical bottleneck. Defense primes and startups alike are racing to develop small jet engines that...
Ascent AeroSystems Unveils SPARTAN UAV: A Modular, All-Weather Tactical Drone...
Ascent AeroSystems has unveiled its latest tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS), the SPARTAN™, a ruggedized vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone built around a coaxial rotor design. Engineered to operate...
New GJ-11 Variant Suggests China’s First Carrier-Based Stealth Combat Drone
Recent imagery from Chinese state media and defense watchers suggests that a modified version of the GJ-11 Sharp Sword unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) is being adapted for carrier-based operations....