HMS Queen Elizabeth Hosts Tekever AR5 and Nyan Strike Drones During New Trials
Operating in the North Atlantic, the Royal Navy aircraft carrier launched Nyan one-way attack drones from its deck, while a Tekever AR5 ISR and logistics UAV proved its ability to…
F-35B Releases Meteor BVRAAM for the First Time
The Oct. 7 trial saw the release of an inert Meteor test asset from an F-35B's internal weapons bay, demonstrating safe separation and providing data for further release tests ahead…
Shield AI Reveals First Full-Scale Prototype X-BAT VTOL Fighter Drone
Around half the size of an F-35, and powered by an afterburning GE F110 engine with thrust vectoring capabilities, the X-BAT is billed as the world's first autonomous VTOL strike…
Japan Intercepts Chinese WZ-7 High-Altitude Drones Flying Through Miyako Strait
Chinese state media recently featured the WZ-7 alongside other PLA reconnaissance drones, describing the platforms as providing reconnaissance and targeting support to the PLA Army, Navy and Rocket Force. Japan…
From Drones to Bomb Hoaxes: Is Europe’s Civil Aviation Facing a New Form of Hybrid Warfare?
A wave of false bomb threats has triggered flight diversions, emergency procedures and fighter jet scrambles across Europe, raising questions about a possible new tactic aimed at disrupting civilian aviation.…
NASA Announces X-70 Fractal, its Latest Experimental Aircraft
NASA has announced its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, described as a high-performance, highly adaptable crewed research platform with rapidly reconfigurable flight-control technology. NASA has announced on Nov. 4,…
