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Drones and the US Air Force

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Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield—that is, Ukraine—and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change.

The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070. These jets, which are wholly unsuited for countering proliferated low-cost enemy drones in the air littoral, present enormous opportunity costs for the service as a whole. In a set of comments posted on LinkedIn…

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Maiden flight for the XQ-67A Loyal Wingman – the drone built like a car

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The US Air Force’s XQ-67A Loyal Wingman combat drone has taken to the air for the first time. Built by General Atomics using automotive design techniques, it promises to be a cheaper, more flexible alternative to other UAVs.Continue ReadingCategory: Mi… Continue reading Maiden flight for the XQ-67A Loyal Wingman – the drone built like a car→

Auto-follow chopsticks grab flying UAVs from the back of a vehicle

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Mesmerizing video shows Teledyne FLIR’s new autonomous drone-catching cradle matching the movements of a model helicopter and grabbing it the instant it’s within reach. It’ll allow soldiers to launch and recover drones from inside their vehicles.Contin… Continue reading Auto-follow chopsticks grab flying UAVs from the back of a vehicle→

Huntress hybrid drone packs a 300+ mph turbojet core

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The Huntress II Turbojet hybrid drone promises insane speeds and all-weather operation

Connecticut-based WaveAerospace has announced “the world’s fastest multirotor UAS,” a “new class of aircraft” that’s effectively a quadcopter drone with a raging jet turbine in the middle, capable of insane speeds and all-weather operation.

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Kawasaki’s supercharged 1,000cc Ninja-copter drone lifts 440 pounds

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Armed with a 300-horsepower, supercharged engine from Kawasaki’s fearsome H2R hyperbike, the K-Racer X1 unmanned helicopter is an absolute beast of a cargo drone, the size of a small car. Watch it lifting a national-record weight in this new video.Cont… Continue reading Kawasaki’s supercharged 1,000cc Ninja-copter drone lifts 440 pounds→

CISA, FBI warns of Chinese-manufactured drones

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The new guidance aims to help owners and operators protect themselves against risks.

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