Kittyhawk has introduced flight profiles, a new feature for its UAS management platform, the company announced on 5 December.
The new feature is designed to allow fleet operations managers and pilots to automatically set and enforce a set of flight standards across their flight teams. Profiles can be set to prevent take-offs in ‘attitude mode’ set a standard ‘return to home’ height, and restrict power exhaustion behaviors like return to home or land in place.
The flight profiles can also set limits to how high and how far a UAS can fly, ensuring compliance with Federal Aviation Administration and internal company standards.
The new capability will also help provide greater transparency into the status of the aircraft’s control system before a flight. It will allow pilots to see any part of the flight control system that is not functioning correctly and be able to make decisions about how to proceed.
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.
Both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war have been using UAS for effective low-cost attacks, as well as impactful web and social media footage. Thousands more have now been committed to Ukrainian forces.
The US Army has intentions to develop light, medium and heavy variants of the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) as part of the branche’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle family.
DroneSentry-X, a cross-vehicle compatible, automated 360° C-UAS detect and defeat device, can offer 360° awareness and protection using integrated sensors. According to its manufacturer, it is suitable for mobile operations, on-site surveillance and on-the-move missions.
Funded by the country’s former president, the new C-UAS systems will be sent to the frontline where they have already been tested against Russian invading forces.
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