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11 June

The Victor U250 heavy-lift eVTOL drone. Photo: ERC System

Germany’s ERC Rolls Out Heavy-Lift eVTOL Drone for Military Logistics

Munich-based developer ERC System has introduced a hybrid-electric unmanned aerial system designed for heavy-lift military resupply operations.

11 June

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Adaptive Intelligence Meets Power Beaming to Eliminate Drone Endurance Limits

Can drone swarms manage power and plan recharging routes entirely on their own? Two California-based companies are working to test that idea.

11 June

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat drone front view on hangar floor, showing low-observable flying wing design and tricycle landing gear

Ethan M. Encarnacion

Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Gets 25% Larger Wingspan, 2,000-lb Payload Boost

Boeing has introduced a series of upgrades to its MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned combat aircraft, aimed at increasing payload capacity and expanding mission flexibility.

11 June

Australia's MQ-28A Ghost Bat takes off for flight testing during Exercise Carlsbad at RAAF Base Tindal.

Christine Casimiro

Two German Firms Expand Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone Industry Team

Boeing Defence Australia and Rheinmetall have welcomed German firms Diehl Defence as well as Rohde & Schwarz as additional industry partners for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone program.

11 June

Christine Casimiro

US Army Taps L3Harris to Supply VAMPIRE Counter-Drone Systems for $106M

The US Army has awarded L3Harris a contract valued at up to $106 million to deliver an unspecified number of VAMPIRE counter-drone systems, supporting the Pentagon’s layered defense approach.

10 June

Rojoef Manuel

Honeywell to Power Swarm Aero’s Oversized Tactical Drones

California-based Swarm Aero has partnered with Honeywell Aerospace to supply propulsion systems for its large-class multi-mission unmanned aerial systems.

10 June

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 load a 2.75-inch rocket configured with Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II, a hydra 70 rocket motor and M282 High Explosive Incendiary Multipurpose Penetrator Warhead onto an AH-1Z Viper during a APKWS loading and flight takeoff exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 29. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ashley McLaughlin/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

iRocket Wins US Army Deal to Support Anti-Drone Weapon Production

The US Army has awarded New York-based Innovative Rocket Technologies a contract valued between $30 million and $150 million to support production of next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system weapons.

10 June