drones

Fortem closes latest funding round

Fortem Technologies recently announced that they closed a funding round of US$17.8 million led by industry investors including Lockheed Martin Ventures, Hanwha Aerospace and AIM13 Crumpton Venture Partners. Existing investors DCVC and Signia Venture Partners have also contributed additional funds. The capital will help Fortem scale to meet growing demands across multiple regions and market …

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Rheinmetall and AeroVironment team up for drones project

Rheinmetall and AeroVironment join forces to compete for NATO special forces project Rheinmetall and AeroVironment, an American unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer, have teamed to take part in a NATO special forces project. Group subsidiary Rheinmetall Technical Publications GmbH and AeroVironment have applied to participate in a procurement programme for a small UAS intended for …

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SAIC receives innovation award

Science Applications International Corp. has been named a 2023 Business Intelligence Group’s (BIG) Innovation Award Winner for its Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) solution. The annual BIG Innovation Award recognises organisations, products and people that bring new ideas to life in innovative ways. Organizations around the world submit their recent innovations, which are judged by a …

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Leonardo completes merger with RADA

Leonardo completes merger with RADA

Leonardo announced the completion of the all-stock merger between its US subsidiary Leonardo DRS, Inc. (“Leonardo DRS”) and RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. (“RADA”), together also becoming a combined publicly listed company (the “Combined Company”). As previously disclosed, Leonardo will retain an 80.5% ownership in the Combined Company through its US subsidiary Leonardo US Holding, with …

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Sikorsky demonstrates an autonomous Blackhawk

Sikorsky presents autonomous helicopter demo

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uninhabited Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously can safely and reliably perform internal and external cargo resupply missions, and a rescue operation. Performed Oct. 12, 14 and 18 as part of the …

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Airobotics to deploy UAE drone infrastructure

Airobotics Ltd., which collects and analyses aerial data via its automated drone infrastructure, has announced it is supplying additional drone systems and services to a UAE government entity. This represents the next step towards a larger fleet deployment by that government entity, to extensively install the Optimus Urban Drone Infrastructure, developed by Airobotics. The order …

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Saudi Arabia's World Defense Show kicks off

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show kicks off

A post on General Authority for Military Industries announces the kickoff of Saudi Arabia’s World Defence Show Under the patronage of Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show will open its first-ever edition tomorrow with an expected 30,000 visitors attending throughout the four-day show, from …

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LoonguAV to showcase products at AIRSHOW CHINA

LoongUAV latest products at AIRSHOW CHINA

The opening of the 14th China Airshow is coming soon. LoongUAV will bring a variety of cost-effective, efficient, lightweight military drones to debut, including LOONG 4 surveillance drone, LOONG 5 bombing drone, LOONG 1 targeting drone, LOONG 2 reconnaissance drone. In recent years of local wars and armed conflicts, as an emerging air combat force, drones have highlighted their …

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