The United States Navy awarded Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, Inc. a $15.5 million contract to provide two new XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicles on December 30, 2022. This news comes… Continue reading "US Navy Purchases XQ-58A Valkyrie"
Airbus have unveiled their new Wingman concept, ahead of the International Aerospace Exhibition ILA in Berlin, with an artist’s render of the aircraft. Airbus will be exhibiting a 1:1 scale… Continue reading "Airbus Unveils Wingman Concept"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing, this is where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s edition, we cover Canada’s F-35 procurement, the… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (9-13 January)"
Australian Minister of Defense Peter Dutton announced on Sunday that an additional $454 million AUD was being allocated for the Loyal Wingman program enabling the production of seven additional MQ-28A… Continue reading "Australia Announces Order for Seven Additional Loyal Wingmen"
The United States Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) have announced they have successfully completed initial flight testing for the Ultra LEAP. A new unmanned aerial… Continue reading "Ultra LEAP UAS Completes Initial Flight Testing"