Modern air defenses are increasingly challenged by the growing use of unmanned aircraft, but the rapid evolution of drone ...

China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted the maiden flight of its massive drone-carrying mothership, the Jiutian, marking a major step in Beijing’s ambitions to field ...

The new system will also involve testing new experimental technologies developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory and ...

The United States deployed its own version of the Iranian Shahed military drone last week as part of a new focus on drone ...

A heavyweight, multirole unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which China unveiled in 2024 as a potential ‘drone mother ship', has conducted its maiden flight, according ...

Air bases are the backbone of modern air power — and prime targets in any conflict. Today’s threats don’t come from just ...

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited ( EOPSF) Discusses Global Expansion and Space Technology Leadership at Drone Conference December 10, 2025 3:00 AM EST ...

While reports have identified the Jiutian as a “general-purpose drone,” concepts have shown it releasing drone swarms with a ...

The drones are still in limited supply and are not always the ideal interception method, Ukrainian soldiers and an official ...

BAE Systems has received an initial order for 11,000 laser-guidance kits worth $322 million, with a maximum contract value of $1.7 billion, to equip the ...

China has flown its Jetank unmanned aircraft, a heavy-lift drone called "airborne UAV carrier" by state media, for the first ...

The Jiutian — whose name translates to “nine heavens,” indicating extreme altitude — is compared to an aircraft carrier ...