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Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions

Baykar says its newly unveiled K2 kamikaze drone—designed around AI and swarming—fits within the company’s “cost-effective defense solutions” strategy. The K2 is positioned as a mid-range, battlefield-focused uncrewed system, drawing on lessons from early Ukraine-conflict drone performance.

2026-04-17T06:38:16.103923-07:00

Air Data News

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests

2026-04-17T02:01:02.552594-07:00

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FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games

2026-04-16T20:17:24.378554-07:00

Aviation Today

GA-ASI sets no date to resume YFQ-42A Dark Merlin flight testing after mishap

2026-04-16T14:50:46.363033-07:00

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Breaking Defense

Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions Baykar says its newly unveiled K2 kamikaze drone—designed around AI and swarming—fits within the company’s “cost-effective defense solutions” strategy. The K2 is positioned as a mid-range, battlefield-focused uncrewed system, drawing on lessons from early Ukraine-conflict drone performance.

2026-04-17T06:38:16.103923-07:00

Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions

Air Data News

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests The U.S. Air Force conducted an early field exercise at Edwards Air Force Base in which operational personnel, not test pilots, took direct control of a Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype. The effort—run by the Experimental Operations Unit (EOU)—aims to validate how the system fits real missions and tactics.

2026-04-17T02:01:02.552594-07:00

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests

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2026-04-17T01:50:01.492317-07:00

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FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games The FAA is probing more than half a dozen drone operators accused of flying too close to Coors Field in Denver during home games of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies. Authorities say the sightings triggered law-enforcement efforts to locate the operators and prompted a warning about operating in restricted airspace.

2026-04-16T20:17:24.378554-07:00

FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games

Aviation Today

GA-ASI sets no date to resume YFQ-42A Dark Merlin flight testing after mishap General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has paused flight testing of its YFQ-42A Dark Merlin prototype for the US Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, following a mishap during development work. GA-ASI says it will not provide a timetable for resumption of flights while the investigation and review continue.

2026-04-16T14:50:46.363033-07:00

GA-ASI sets no date to resume YFQ-42A Dark Merlin flight testing after mishap

The War Zone

U.S. Army advances Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II FLRAA tiltrotor amid refueling ambition and airborne capability setbacks Bell has been designated the MV-75 Cheyenne II under the U.S. Army’s FLRAA programme, with new renderings showing Night Stalker-specific features including a radar, sensors, and in-flight refueling capability. At the Army Aviation Warfighting Summit, officials also pointed to the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray as a possible model for future drone-tanker refueling concepts, alongside discussion of operational setbacks affecting AH-6 Little Birds.

2026-04-16T11:58:37.655672-07:00

U.S. Army advances Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II FLRAA tiltrotor amid refueling ambition and airborne capability setbacks

Reuters

U.S. plans drone-and-robot demining support for Strait of Hormuz operation As the U.S. moves to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz to curb Iran-linked disruption to shipping and energy flows, it is weighing an “arsenal” approach using drones, explosive-laden robots and helicopters. The concept aims to reduce risk to personnel, though de-mining crews could still face Iranian attack vulnerability.

2026-04-16T08:11:17.520523-07:00

U.S. plans drone-and-robot demining support for Strait of Hormuz operation

Vertical Mag

Israel’s AIR conducts first flight of production Cargo-Heavy Lift VTOL UAS for autonomous logistics heavy-lift Israel’s AIR has announced the successful first flight of its Production AIR Cargo-Heavy Lift VTOL UAS, described as among the world’s largest VTOL-capable unmanned platforms. AIR says the sortie is a significant step toward autonomous heavy-lift aviation, supported by a payload capacity of ~550 lb and more than 25 units ordered and paid for.

2026-04-16T07:39:38.766310-07:00

Israel’s AIR conducts first flight of production Cargo-Heavy Lift VTOL UAS for autonomous logistics heavy-lift

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Baykar unveils K2 AI-enabled kamikaze drone with swarming capabilities as part of cost-effective defense solutions

USAF puts operational crews in the loop for Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototype flight tests

FAA investigating alleged illegal drone flights near Coors Field during Rockies games

GA-ASI sets no date to resume YFQ-42A Dark Merlin flight testing after mishap

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