Africa
Bayraktar TB2 vs Wing Loong II: Turkey Demonstrated Only Air Power Can Defeat Enemy Using Drones
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Direct-energy Weapons
USS Portland (LPD-27) fired powerful laser weapons to destroy drones
The May 16, announced by the Pacific Fleet today, is the first public acknowledgement of the Laser Weapon System Demonstrator, or LWSD being put to use. The LWSD is thought to pack about 150kw worth […]
Air Platform
US Army tests air-launched drone from black hawk helicopter
The U.S. Army has successfully deployed a fixed-wing drone from a helicopter that then was able to receive video from the unmanned vehicle, proving that so-called “air-launched effects” can survive launch and the helicopter’s downwash […]
Air-Launched Weapons
HGK and KGK integration into Turkish ANKA+ and AKSUNGUR UAV begins
The integration of Precision Guidance Kit / Hassas Güdüm Kiti (HGK) and Wing-Assisted Guidance Kit / Kanatlı Güdüm Kiti (KGK) developed by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Defense Industries Research And Development Institute […]
Industry
Advancing Drones Industry of Turkey
When compared to major players, Turkey’s defense sector might not look that impressive, and yet it has been delivering of late. According to the 2019 report on arms transfer published by Stockholm based SIPRI, Ankara’s […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
The US DoD Approved Additional Triton UAV For Australia
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is to issue Northrop Grumman with a sole-source contract to supply Australia with two more MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) learned GDC quoting beta.sam.gov website. […]
Middle East
Turkey delivered Bayraktar TB2 drones to Qatari Emirati Armed Forces
Turkey handed over six “Bayraktar TB2” military drones this year, the deal was signed by the two sides in 2018. According to Anadolu Agency, the deal signed between Qatar Armed Forces and the Turkish aircraft […]
Europe
The USAF Global Hawk is scanning frequency of Gravestone Radar of S-400 Triumf
American military aircraft are trying to pick up frequencies of the radar of the Russian S-400 air defense system. New American Global Hawk drones will be brought into NATO’s service and will be able to follow […]
East Asia and Pacific Region
Malaysia received six ScanEagle UAS as part of maritime security assistance
The Pentagon announced in June 2019 that Malaysia, Indonesia, the philippines and Vietnam will receive ScanEagle UAS for maritime Security assistance packages. Indonesia already received ScanEagle UAS and Bell Utility helicopter as part of Security […]
Air Platform
Russia Reverse Engineered IAI Searcher II Drone, Exported Drone to Iran
Russia is now the world’s third largest UAV operator, employing around 4,000 units including Forpost-R (re-engineered IAI Searcher II), Orion-10 and Eleron-family (all of them domestically designed and built). According to the Russian MoD, its […]