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 need to introduce effective regulations to better manage the civil unmanned industry was the main topic of conversation on the first day of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s UAS conference in London.
A difference emerged however as to whether industry or the legislators should concede the ground in this endeavour, with both sides putting forward cases for the other to create an environment that would allow the sector to reach its full potential.
Properly regulated, the sector could be worth hundreds of billions of dollars by 2025.
Comparisons were made between manned and unmanned aviation, with regulators noting that it
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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.