Under the agreement, Rheinmetall will act as the system integrator for the platform in Germany. The company will oversee its integration into current and future Bundeswehr command and weapons systems, while also adapting the aircraft to meet national requirements and supporting ongoing maintenance and logistics.
The establishment of the European headquarters is considered a significant step in the company’s long‑term commitment to Europe as a fast‑growing EU and NATO-aligned market.
The comprehensive training continuum is reportedly designed to get soldiers ready to take the capability back to their home units and across the wider Australian Army. Soldiers operated UAS through first-person-view goggles at Puckapunyal Military Area field range in Victoria.
More than 76 drone pilots from around the world attended two series of military first-person view (FPV) drone racing competition at Randwick Barracks earlier this month, including tactical and racing events.
Written by Dr Oleksandra Molloy, Drones in Modern Warfare: Lessons Learnt from the War in Ukraine emphasises that, despite the unmanned, autonomous nature of drones, human judgement and technical skill from soldiers and operators is still central to military success.
The new drones, the SYPAQ CorvoX and Quantum Vector, offer a range of advanced features and capabilities as Australia continues to look to the use of drones for defensive capabilities.