AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
Swiss company Flyability presented its Elios collision-tolerant inspection and exploration mini UAV at the Milipol internal security fair near Paris at the end of November.
The main purpose of Elios is to operate inside potentially hazardous confined areas instead of having to send a person into these.
Elios is an electric quadcopter UAV mounted on a decoupled gimbal mechanism enclosed inside a spherical patented carbon fiber protective frame with a diameter of slightly less than 400 mm which is designed to resist to collision at up to 4 meters per second. The gimbal ensures that the drone remains stable when
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Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
The service has been using a Directed Requirement (DR) approach to speed up the deployment of a Medium Range Reconnaissance capability.
AeroVironment’s portfolio will grow thanks to the eVTOL P550 aimed at battalion-level tactical forces.
The Royal Australian Air Force is advancing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities across three key programmes as it works with the likes of Boeing and Northrop Grumman to reshape Australia’s defence strategy.
Prototypes from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems recently passed through MOSA conformance trials and flight tests.
Funds for the second phase of this effort will be allocated in the US Department of Defense (DoD) FY2026 budget request.