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Iranian Missile Strike Damages U.S. Aircraft at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base
An A-10 Thunderbolt II reportedly lost a wing while around eight F-15s suffered lighter damage during an Iranian missile attack on the U.S. base in Jordan. Multiple U.S. military aircraft were reportedly damaged during an Iranian missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, according to people with direct knowledge of the incident who…
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Oregon ANG’s F-15EXs Drop Live Bombs For The First Time
The Oregon ANG’s 142nd Wing deployed to Nellis AFB for three weeks in support of the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons Instructor Course (WIC), dropping live bombs from operational F-15EXs for the first time. Operational F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets assigned to the Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing have dropped live bombs for the first…
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From Power Lines to Mine Shafts: Lidar Expands the Reach of Drone Mapping
Ouster partnerships with GeoCue and Flyability show how next-generation lidar is supporting applications above infrastructure and deep inside confined spaces Two recent partnerships from lidar developer Ouster highlight the expanding role of lidar in commercial drone operations. The applications range from surveying utility infrastructure from the air to mapping confined industrial spaces where GPS and…
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SimActive Adds Interactive Mode to Correlator3D for Faster Photogrammetry Workflows
The new interactive mode runs multiple scripts in a single session, cutting delays between operations for repetitive photogrammetry pipelines. SimActive announced a new interactive mode in Correlator3D that shortens automated photogrammetry workflows. Users can run multiple scripts in succession within the same session. The mode removes delays between operations and reduces total execution time. Correlator3D…
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Texas Senators Call for Drone-Powered “Smart Wall”
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill Facing threats from the federal government to build a border wall or other physical barrier through some of the most environmentally sensitive areas of South Texas, state Democratic lawmakers instead are calling for the deployment of more drones and other technological solutions to boost border security. At the urging…
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Drone technology set to revolutionise bridge inspection
The maintenance of thousands of masonry bridges across the UK is set to be revolutionised
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Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers
The Italian Air Force (ItAF) has ordered two new MQ-9A Block 5 Reaper® Remotely Piloted Aircraft
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KONGSBERG Selects Echodyne MESA Radar for Counter-UAS Weapon Systems
Low-SWaP, precision-tracking radar integrated with PROTECTOR RS4 and RS6 remote weapon stations to strengthen detection-to-defeat
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Italy Orders Two More MQ-9A Block 5 Drones
The Italian Air Force has ordered two additional MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which will be delivered by the end of 2027 together with new Ground Control Stations. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced that the Italian Air Force ordered two additional MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The aircraft will…
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Germany’s First F-35 Has Flown
The German Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II conducted its maiden flight from Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities, ahead of the official rollout later this month. Germany’s F-35 Lightning II program achieved a new milestone with the maiden flight of the country’s first F-35A on Sept. 8, 2026. The aircraft flew from Lockheed Martin’s Fort…
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