Commercial
Aerodyne Japan, a subsidiary of Malaysia-headquartered international DT3 (Drone Tech, Data Tech, and Digital Transformation) solutions provider Aerodyne Group, and Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL), a Tokyo-based manufacturer of autonomous industrial drones, are joining forces to break new ground in Level 4 (high) automation testing of commercial drones in the
C-UAS
Citadel Defense has pushed a new AI and machine learning software release to Titan systems deployed across thirteen countries. The software has evolved over 27 months of successful deployments across multiple combatant commands and hundreds of unique environments. Owning the world’s largest dataset adapted for AI-based drone detection, Citadel
Electronic Sub-Systems
Sagetech Avionics, a technology company providing safety solutions for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a UAS technology company, announced that they have completed the integration of Sagetech’s UAV transponders with the world’s leading open source autopilot, ArduPilot. The two companies successfully tested the new integration
UAM/UTM
Japanese eVTOL aircraft developer SkyDrive will display its SD-03 eVTOL aircraft model at a public exhibition for the first time, giving attendees a chance to sit in the cockpit. The Flying Car Technology Exhibition and Conference is the only event in Japan to focus on the theme of the idea
C-UAS
DroneShield and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have produced next generation drone technology to better identify threats from off-the-shelf unmanned aerial systems carrying a ‘payload’ of explosives or biological material, flown by terrorists or enemy armed forces into a crowded building or military base. In a partnership funded by
First Responders
Unmanned Aircraft Systems manufacturer, Autel Robotics, and DroneSense, a drone software platform for public safety, have announced a partnership that will allow UAS teams to utilize the full suite of DroneSense capabilities tailor-made for the needs of public safety operators with their Autel EVO Series aircraft. “Autel has developed the
Video
In June of 1919, two daring British aviators made the world's first successful non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean from North America to Europe using a modified Vickers Vimey airplane. In just 16 hours, they achieved what up until that point, required days to accomplish by ocean liner.
Propulsion
A drone that can fly sustainably for long distances over land and water, and can land almost anywhere, will be able to serve a wide range of applications. There are already drones that fly using 'green' hydrogen, but they either fly very slowly or cannot land vertically. That’
Military
Textron Systems has announced that the overall Aerosonde sUAS fleet has achieved 500,000 flight hours across global operations. 'We are proud to achieve 500,000+ hours in combat-proven flight with the Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System family of products' the company tweeted on Monday. Designed for expeditionary
Propulsion
The state-of-the-art fuel injection system developed by tech start-up Löweheiser, the Electronic Fuel Injection company, in partnership with UAV manufacturer Quaternium, led to the achievement of a new world record of multi-rotor endurance with an outstanding flight of 10h and 14 min. During the record flight, the Löweheiser team monitored
C-UAS
Beginning early next year, the Pentagon will host the first opportunity for industry to demonstrate counter-drone technology aimed at small systems, the next step in a plan to test out new capabilities twice a year at common test ranges, according to Army officials in charge of the effort. Pentagon leaders
Military
Vietnam, the South-East Asian nation which is also in conflict with China like many other nations including India could be planning to make a very audacious move to upgrade its arsenal. According to reports, the country is planning to convert its retired MiG-21s into combat drones. The Russian-made aircraft that