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UK selects four partners for Apache helicopter drone wingmen project

Project NYX aims to develop UAS as 'loyal wingmen' for Apaches, supporting reconnaissance, strike, targeting, and electronic ...

Army unveils design for new uncrewed helicopter drone that will protect Appache gunships from attack by hostile forces

PLANS for drone helicopters to protect manned Apache gunships have been revealed by the Army.  The so-called robo-choppers ...
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US Army unveils NGC2 battlefield network connecting helicopters, drones and troops

The U.S. Army is testing a new way to keep troops, helicopters, and battlefield ...
AOL

Military helicopters deployed to shoot down drones

Two Wildcat helicopters will be deployed to Cyprus to help intercept incoming drones Two military helicopters are being deployed onboard a UK warship to Cyprus to help "bolster drone defence" amid the ...
New Atlas

First hydrogen helicopter just proved it can fly a real mission

Last month, a modified Robinson R44 lifted off from Roland-Désourdy Airport in Bromont, Quebec, and completed what may be the ...
KHQ

Airbus bets on copter capability for tomorrow's war drones

In the heart of southeastern France, aerospace giant Airbus is drawing on its helicopter expertise to develop drones -- a core element of modern warfare -- and enable them to work in tandem with ...
AOL

Russia is keeping its helicopters away from Ukraine's naval drones, a special forces commander says. They were becoming 'easy targets.'

Russian helicopters are now steering clear of Ukraine's naval drones because they are vulnerable to the surface-to-air missiles some carry, a Ukrainian special forces commander said. The commander, ...
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Next-Gen Helicopter Blades Tested at Supersonic Speeds Ahead of 2028 Mission to Mars

The American space agency announced last week that it managed to make the blades of a SkyFall helicopter go over the sound ...

PCC quits air support board over helicopter spend

Wiltshire PCC Philip Wilkinson thinks more should be spent on drones and AI A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has quit ...

Drone delayed helicopter's takeoff from crash scene

A drone hovering around a crash scene in Avonport, N.S., delayed the departure of a helicopter airlifting a patient to hospital earlier this week, RCMP say. On July 17, emergency personnel were ...