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.
Passur Aerospace has established a UAS-Drone Traffic Management Integration service, the company announced on 17 December.
The aviation intelligence platform is designed to give UAS users the information they need to operate safely in national airspace.
The service provides information on airspace management, operational plan development, flight and airspace data visualisation, fusion, and analytics, and air traffic flow management and optimisation. Collaborative decision making, route planning, irregular operation mitigation, and strategic and tactical mission objectives services are also supported, as is congestion avoidance management.
Leo Prusak, vice president, air traffic management products and strategy, said: ‘Today's National Airspace System user community operates every day, collaboratively, on our platform – so we are well positioned to help commercial UAV operators integrate into the civilian airspace community and work effectively with other stakeholders.
'We believe there is a range of operational and business objectives that need to be balanced to ensure optimal use of limited system capacity.’
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.