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 South African National Health Laboratory Service has issued tenders for the follow on demonstration of the use of a micro unmanned air system as a transport system for sterile medical samples.
The tender, issued 20 February, is the focus of a compulsory bidders briefing being held in Johannesburg today (2 April). Tender responses are due 15 May.
The project is based on the use of a micro-UAS as a transport system for medical samples between remote area medical clinics and regional pathology laboratories. The current tender follows two previous rounds of demonstrations using purpose developed air vehicles from Denel
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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.