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American UAV XQ-58A "Valkyrie" for the first time demonstrated the use of an internal compartment for weapons
2021-05-04

Stealth drone "Valkyrie" has passed the next stage of testing. It is reported that an inconspicuous American drone during the sixth test flight carried out a launch from its own board of a small drone located in its internal compartment. We are talking about a compartment designed for weapons.
From the internal compartment of the XQ-58A Valkyrie, an ALTIUS-600 UAV was launched, as reported in the American press. Tests of such a plan were conducted in the airspace over the Yuma test site in Arizona (USA).
In addition to the implementation of the possibility of launching a drone from its board, the Valkyrie UAV has worked out, as noted, its "new technical plan capabilities". In the messages of Alison Turri, the manager of the flight demonstration program of the company that developed the UAV, it is said that the" Valkyrie " during the new test flight showed improved values for both speed and altitude.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are urgently replacing American M777 howitzers with Soviet ones due to Lancet drones in the Kupyansk direction, the media reported.
The KUB-E guided munition complex has received export approvals, which makes it possible to promote this product abroad.
It also includes Maksim Oreshkin, the Presidential aide on economic issues, Alexander Beglov, the Governor of St. Petersburg, and others
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A team of researchers in northwest China says it has developed a way to use high-energy laser beams, not to destroy drones but to keep them in the air “forever”.
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German startup Volocopter announced that its four-seat electric aircraft VoloConnect made its first successful flight in May 2022. The vehicle concept spent 2 minutes and 14 seconds in the air. The prototype has all the planned aerodynamic and tactical-technical characteristics of the future commercial product.
The Biryuch Innovation Center conducted successful flight tests of the prototype of a new model of unmanned aerial vehicle - a cargo drone. The drone is supposed to be used in emergency situations to deliver cargoes and evacuate victims.
In the nearest future an experiment on implementation of unmanned aircraft systems will start in five regions of Russia. Resolutions to this effect were signed by the Chairman of the Government Mikhail Mishustin.
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The drone market has grown steadily and continuously over the past several years. The technology is here to stay and is becoming more prevalent across numerous industries. But 2020 was a unique year due to Covid-19. Overall, respondents even felt that the changes in business models triggered by the lockdowns would actually have a positive impact on the drone industry in the long run.