Improvements to the CorvusEye 1500 wide-area airborne system would open up potential new markets in the commercial and civil sectors, according to Exelis officials attending the AUVSI conference in Atlanta.
Dwight Greenlee, regional director of Persistent Surveillance Geospatial Systems, said that an unnamed European customer had enquired about the system for use in crowd monitoring and control at an upcoming event. Other potential uses for the system, which is light enough to be fitted to manned or unmanned aircraft, included disaster relief, he said.
‘This gives you the capability to coordinate from above for any situation, from disaster relief, military
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Teal 2 UAV producer Red Cat has unveiled its strategic partnerships and advancements in drone technology in anticipation of the US Army’s decision on the Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) programme.
Russian forces in Ukraine have been employing multifaceted strategies to counteract drones, as a past reliance on large-scale electronic warfare has shifted towards diverse, localised countermeasures.
The service has been conducting various procurement and development efforts to integrate unmanned surface and underwater vehicles into its inventory.
Tekever has manufactured the AR3, AR4 and AR5 UAS with all systems sharing common electronics and software architecture, which has enabled the reuse of ground segment elements within the new ARX UAS.
As the dynamics of aerial combat rapidly evolve, Chinese scientists have engineered a sophisticated air separation drone model that can fragment into up to six drones, each capable of executing distinct battlefield roles and challenging the efficacy of current anti-drone defences such as the UK’s Dragonfire laser system.
Advancements in air defence technologies have begun to reshape aerial combat dynamics in the Middle East, as illustrated by recent events involving the Israeli Air Force and Hezbollah.
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