Featured in swarmsBYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareMeet Israel’s ‘Suicide Squad’ of Self-Sacrificing DronesIsrael has pretty much written the book on using light unmanned aircraft to obliterate enemy air defenses. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2021ShareKratos’ New Airwolf Combat Drone Has Launched A Switchblade Loitering Munition In FlightAirwolf, Kratos’ cheapest and smallest combat offering, is now capable of launching its own drones, leading to some very exciting possibilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareMC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike MissionAdvanced network capabilities were key to the most recent test of an MC-130J special operations transport plane transformed into a missile truck. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 25, 2021ShareIsrael Admits Iron Dome Battery Shot Down One Of Its Own Drones During Gaza FightingFriendly and hostile drones are likely to fill the skies in future conflicts and defense systems will need to be able to quickly tell the difference. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2021ShareSecretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War GamesA network of other manned and unmanned platforms helped find the targets for the classified loitering munitions to engage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 26, 2021ShareNavy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming TestThe live-fire missile shoot was part of a larger drone-focused experiment that also included swarming technology and various unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 26, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBritish Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade LaunchersThe tiny drones can carry various payloads, including video cameras and explosive warheads, and fly together as a swarm after launch. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2021ShareArmy Eyes Unmanned Launcher Trucks Able To Fire Missiles Loaded With Swarming MunitionsThis combination would enable a relatively small number of personnel to deliver swarms of drones that could wreak havoc, including on air defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareNew Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And DronesRecent tests show how the pods will enable MQ-9s to take on anti-submarine missions, but that’s just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track PodThe Legion Pod gives the Avenger a way to spot and track even stealthy aircraft and provides a way to quickly add in other new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020ShareIsraeli Offering Could Meet U.S. Navy’s Requirements For A New Submarine Launched DroneSubmarine-launched drones are already a reality now and the Navy is working hard to expand their use across its underwater fleets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021ShareC-130 Successfully Snatches Gremlins Drone In MidairRecent tests demonstrated that a mothership aircraft could launch and recover an X-61A Gremlins drone in flight. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 5, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2021ShareMeet Israel’s ‘Suicide Squad’ of Self-Sacrificing DronesIsrael has pretty much written the book on using light unmanned aircraft to obliterate enemy air defenses. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2021ShareKratos’ New Airwolf Combat Drone Has Launched A Switchblade Loitering Munition In FlightAirwolf, Kratos’ cheapest and smallest combat offering, is now capable of launching its own drones, leading to some very exciting possibilities. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021ShareThis Is Our First Look At How General Atomics’ Sparrowhawk Drone Will Get Caught In Mid-AirGeneral Atomics has offered new details about Sparrowhawk, which is designed to be launched and recovered in mid-air, including from other drones. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021ShareGremlins Drones Could Be Rearmed Inside Their Mothership Transport AircraftDARPA’s Gremlins program is now looking at being able to restock expendable payloads on the drones in their mothership before sending them out again. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021ShareMC-130J Commando II Simulated Launching A Pallet Of Cruise Missiles During A Mock Strike MissionAdvanced network capabilities were key to the most recent test of an MC-130J special operations transport plane transformed into a missile truck. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 7, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 25, 2021ShareIsrael Admits Iron Dome Battery Shot Down One Of Its Own Drones During Gaza FightingFriendly and hostile drones are likely to fill the skies in future conflicts and defense systems will need to be able to quickly tell the difference. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2021ShareSecretive Army Suicide Drone Smashed Mock Air Defenses During Advanced War GamesA network of other manned and unmanned platforms helped find the targets for the classified loitering munitions to engage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 26, 2021ShareNavy SM-6 Missile Successfully Hit A Target Barge During Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming TestThe live-fire missile shoot was part of a larger drone-focused experiment that also included swarming technology and various unmanned platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 26, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021ShareToday’s F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force GeneralComments from one of the Air Force’s top officers adds fuel to a newly-swirling and already fiery debate about the future F-35 program, as a whole. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021ShareBritish Troops Get Small Swarming Drones They Can Fire From 40mm Grenade LaunchersThe tiny drones can carry various payloads, including video cameras and explosive warheads, and fly together as a swarm after launch. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2021ShareArmy Eyes Unmanned Launcher Trucks Able To Fire Missiles Loaded With Swarming MunitionsThis combination would enable a relatively small number of personnel to deliver swarms of drones that could wreak havoc, including on air defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021ShareNew Pods Will Allow Reaper Drones To Hunt Submarines And Launch Small Weapons And DronesRecent tests show how the pods will enable MQ-9s to take on anti-submarine missions, but that’s just the beginning. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021ShareGeneral Atomics’ Stealthy Avenger Drone Flies With Infrared Search And Track PodThe Legion Pod gives the Avenger a way to spot and track even stealthy aircraft and provides a way to quickly add in other new capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareDARPA’s Gremlins Drones Were “Just Inches” From Successfully Being Recovered In FlightPreparations are already underway for more attempts to catch one of the Gremlins drones in mid-air. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020ShareIsraeli Offering Could Meet U.S. Navy’s Requirements For A New Submarine Launched DroneSubmarine-launched drones are already a reality now and the Navy is working hard to expand their use across its underwater fleets. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 9, 2020Share
