Jammer resistant drone designs spark search for countermeasures
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
The Spanish company Indra and the Swedish company CybAero AB have signed a Teaming Agreement and shall work together for the development of an Automatic Vertical Take-Off and Landing (AVTOL) rotary wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) adapted for using on board of different kind of vessels.
By means of the signature of this collaboration agreement, the Pelicano system will be based on CybAero’s own development APID60, medium size unmanned helicopter for which state of the art technologies will be incorporated in order to convert it in a unique and competitive system, able to cover different nations requirements.
Pelicano Project is a R&D programme, jointly financed by Indra and the Spanish Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Tourism, capable to consolidate an operational system for the year 2012, according to the requirements of the Spanish Navy.
Pelicano system applications have a dual character, including:
- Maritime and Ground Military Applications for troop protection, maritime reconnaissance and patrol, humanitarian missions and acts against piracy.
- Homeland Security Applications for border control and narcotics, surveillance, intelligence, traffic control, emergency management, fires, volcanic eruptions, search and rescue, etc.
- Civil Applications as cartography, infrastructure inspection and surveillance (energy lines, pipelines, factories, civil work, etc.).
The Russia-Ukraine conflict has driven another stage of evolution for drones and the counter measures to defend against them.
The new Amorphous software is a universal controller that would allow a single operator to control a swarm of “thousands” of uncrewed systems, from drones to underwater platforms.
India UAV supplier ideaForge has launched the Netra 5 and Switch V2 drones at Aero India 2025, boasting of enhanced endurance, AI-driven autonomy and improved operational capabilities.
The UAV market is experiencing unprecedented growth, with innovations in technology and battlefield applications driving demand across military sectors. From the battlefields of Ukraine to NATO exercises and beyond, drones are transforming how wars are fought and supported.
Launched at AUSA in October, the company’s multi-stream video codec is attempting to bring a new lease of life to drone technology through its AI accelerator.
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.