Electronic Sub-Systems
Sagetech Avionics announced that it has again expanded its international reach through new agreements with international reseller organizations. Beginning immediately, SSASS Holdings of South Africa will provide Sagetech’s MX Series and XP Series of transponders to customers in the African and Middle East regions of the world. “We are
Testing
Diminutive, and squat on its four lunar-lander legs, a Flexrotor spins-up its outsize rotor, levitates into the sky, and “transitions” to a relaxed, sailplane-like cruise. Always otherworldly for the uninitiated, the show this time was a little unusual even for old hands. This Flexrotor was carrying more than it ever
Business
Northrop Grumman Australia and Airbus Australia Pacific have entered into a strategic teaming agreement to cooperate in the delivery of advanced and optimised aircraft sustainment capabilities at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Edinburgh in South Australia. “With the imminent arrival of ground-based infrastructure for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned system,
Commercial
Port authorities in Antwerp, Belgium, are making use of European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)'s Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) to support its day-to-day monitoring of port operations and rapid response to pollution incidents in the port area. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest port areas
Regulations
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Eight of the nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed new agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
Propulsion
An engine designed and produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) engine manufacturing subsidiary will be used to power Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer Bayraktar's Akıncı and TB3 drones. The new engine, produced by TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI), has the highest performance figures in its class globally, Selçuk
Test Ranges
The move also reflects changes happening in the global aviation industry in a broader sense.
Business
Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. In a ceremony broadcast to a virtual audience, speakers from the Australian Government, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), U.S. Congress, U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman emphasized the
Business
Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information as part of a broad effort to bolster national security. The primary concerns, those people said, centred on information technology, supply chains, cyber security and intellectual property - worries that have been rising outside
Business
“These are important contracts for GA-ASI,” said Sr. Vice President for MQ-9 Systems Fred Darlington. “Access to this market will help our company grow in the area of leasing and ISR services.”
First Responders
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused
Research
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much the same thing—and it could make flying drones safer