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Reveal Technology introduced an upgraded platform that fuses satellite and drone imagery into 3D terrain models for U.S. Army soldiers. The software is designed to support terrain analysis and mission planning even when military communications are disrupted.
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Reveal Technology introduced an upgraded platform that fuses satellite and drone imagery into 3D terrain models for U.S. Army soldiers. The software is designed to support terrain analysis and mission planning even when military communications are disrupted.
The Army tested balloon swarms in support of U.S. Central Command operations and drew three observations about how they performed, according to Andrew Evans. The service has not yet decided what path to pursue for future stratospheric sensing capabilities.
Italy’s air force is due to acquire six drones derived from Baykar’s TB-3, with the aircraft being assembled in Italy by LBA Systems. Italy is also looking at MBDA armaments for the Italo-Turkish platform, linking domestic assembly with a potential European weapons fit.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems says its Gray Eagle 25M and Mojave short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft offer complementary capabilities for Army operations in contested environments. The pairing combines persistent surveillance with access from runways that may be unavailable or unsuitable, according to the company.
CHAOS Industries has unveiled VESPID, a low-cost interceptor offered in two configurations: the man-portable Mk 0 and the vehicle-launched Mk 1. The design adds another entrant to the emerging field of interceptor systems, with variants intended for different launch and deployment modes.
The Coyote Block 2 is combat-proven, but the arrival of more capable kamikaze drones is driving a faster, longer-range interceptor. The new Coyote variant replaces its predecessor’s jet engine with rocket power, an effort to adapt the system to evolving counter-drone demands.
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