A long-endurance hybrid-electric Skyfront Perimeter drone just set a new maritime milestone, completing the first ship-to-submarine delivery via small unmanned aircraft. Taking off from a moving surface vessel, the delivery drone ferried supplies to the crew of the U.S. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Henry M. Jackson (no word if any sub sandwiches were … [Read more...] about Navy delivery drone completes first ever ship-to-sub mission
Royal Canadian Navy
Puma Drones Will Enhance Recon for Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy is sailing a new drone concept to serve as eyes and ears beyond a ship’s horizon. Kingston-class coastal defense ships will deploy Puma fixed-wing drones to provide beyond-visual-line-of-sight intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, a naval release stated. Manufactured by AeroVironment, the drone can stay aloft for two hours and fly as high … [Read more...] about Puma Drones Will Enhance Recon for Canadian Navy
