Jammer resistant drone designs spark search for countermeasures
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
Black Swift Technologies’ S2 UAS has been selected by the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) to conduct high-altitude, high-latitude atmospheric research studies in Greenland, the company announced on 23 April.
INSTAAR is part of the University of Colorado Boulder. The UAS will be deployed for work that supports the East Greenland Ice-Core Project (EastGRIP). EastGRIP is a drilling project aiming to retrieve an ice core by drilling through the North-East Greenland ice stream. Researchers expect to gain new knowledge on ice stream dynamics and past climate.
The S2 will operate at temperatures below -20°C, and will be flying at altitudes of up to 14,000ft. The UAS will perform transects or vertical profiles of the arctic atmosphere to analyse the water vapour above the ice sheet to better understand the impact of climate conditions on Greenland’s mass as a result of sublimation, or evaporation, directly into the atmosphere.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
The new Amorphous software is a universal controller that would allow a single operator to control a swarm of “thousands” of uncrewed systems, from drones to underwater platforms.
India UAV supplier ideaForge has launched the Netra 5 and Switch V2 drones at Aero India 2025, boasting of enhanced endurance, AI-driven autonomy and improved operational capabilities.
The UAV market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with innovations in technology and battlefield applications driving demand across military sectors. From the battlefields of Ukraine to NATO exercises and beyond, drones are transforming how wars are fought and supported.
Launched at AUSA in October, the company’s multi-stream video codec is attempting to bring a new lease of life to drone technology through its AI accelerator.
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.