The US Air Force has signed a contract with Anduril Industries for the modernization of Ghost helicopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as Ghost-X. Defense News.
According to the contract signed for 8 million dollars, the manufacturer will increase the autonomy of drones.
According to Anduril spokeswoman Sofia Haft, the company will work to improve the drone’s hardware as well as develop new autonomous modes of operation. He noted that the agreement also includes the purchase of many aircraft for the Air Force.
The upgraded Ghost-X was unveiled at the DSEI show in London in September. In the new version, flight time has been increased to 75 minutes and payload capacity has been increased to 9 kilograms.
Previously The Wall Street Journal WroteHe said Russian troops were slowly adapting to the battlefield after more than a year of conflict in Ukraine and were turning to a strategy of wearing down Kiev and the West.
Previously in Russia was created new drone suppression system.
Source: Gazeta
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