BAE Systems reveals Brontanax CCA
British company BAE Systems has unveiled the UK’s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), at the Farnborough International Airshow. The first-of-class CCA, named Brontanax, is intended to provide electronic warfare and precision strike capabilities against airborne and ground targets, the company says. Operating with frontline combat aircraft such as Typhoon it will enhance combat…
BAE Systems unveils BlackThorn IAMD warheads
UK firm BAE Systems has unveiled BlackThorn, a new generation of multi-role modular warheads designed specifically for use on autonomous platforms, one-way effectors, counter-drone systems, missiles and uncrewed ground vehicles. The BlackThorn warhead is adaptable and scalable and can be easily integrated across platforms and systems, says the company. It comprises various warhead options, including…
UK MoD announces CCA, UAS programs
The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) programs. The UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP, made the announcement at the Global Air and Space Chief’s Conference in London on 16 July. The UK Royal Air Force’s new autonomous CCA…
Anduril reveals Thunder Gp5 tiltrotor UAS
Californian company Anduril Industries has revealed its Thunder Group 5 tiltrotor Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS). Thunder is a hybrid-powered autonomous attack rotorcraft specifically designed to multiply the combat power and increase the survivability of current and next-generation crewed attack and assault aircraft such as the AH-64E Apache, the company says. Thunder has the payload and…
Lockheed Martin unveils MORFIUS™ X-Rotor counter-swarm C-UAS
Lockheed Martin has unveiled its MORFIUS X-Rotor Counter Uncrewed Aerial System (C-UAS), an airborne High Power Microwave (HPM) counter‑drone system designed to neutralize swarms of more than 50 enemy UASs in a single flight and be reused in the field. Designed for field recovery and reuse, MORFIUS will achieve a significantly low cost per kill,…
Sikorsky to integrate MATRIX™ autonomy into BETA Technologies’ MV250
Connecticut-based Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has announced that it will integrate its proven MATRIX™ autonomy suite into BETA Technologies’ ALIA MV250 Hybrid-Vertical‑Take‑Off‑and‑Landing (HVTOL) aircraft. Sikorsky and BETA formally agreed to this initiative earlier this month and have begun MV250 integration and development. The MV250 fills the middleweight logistics gap for customers, handling rapid, uncrewed resupply in…
