Inspections
Smart Blade Repair Drones Move Step Closer to Reality
A UK collaborative project developing an autonomous inspection and repair concept for offshore wind turbine blades has addressed several technological challenges in its first year.
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Business
Azerbaijan to Buy Turkish Drones
The Azerbaijani government announced on that it would purchase unmanned aerial combat vehicles from Turkey after receiving approval from its parliament. Speaking to a local TV broadcaster about the purchase of new weapons and military vehicles for the armed forces, Azerbaijan's Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov said his
Business
Aurora Flight Sciences Gets $7M DARPA CRANE Contract
Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., Manassas, Virginia, has been awarded a $7,115,128 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (50%); Tucson, Arizona (26%); St. Louis, Missouri (15%); and Los Angeles, California (9%), with an estimated completion
C-UAS
Russia Delivers Anti-Drone Systems to Central Asia
Avtomatika Group (part of Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec) has started the deliveries of anti-drone systems to Central Asia, the company’s press office told TASS. Avtomatika Group is also holding negotiations with five more countries on the deliveries of anti-drone systems. The prospective buyers include India and the
C-UAS
New Drone Defense System from Israel
NSO Group, an Israeli technology developer that licenses software solutions to governments and law enforcement agencies to investigate and prevent terror acts, fight crime and increase public safety, has launched Eclipse, an innovative drone defense system. Eclipse is a cyber counter-drone platform designed to automatically detect, take over and safely
Military
US Air Force Video Outlining its Skyborg Programme
The U.S. Air Force has released a slick new video regarding its Skyborg program, which is developing a suite of systems that will form an artificial intelligence-driven "computer brain" capable of flying networked "loyal wingman" type drones and fully autonomous unmanned combat air vehicles, or
News
Flying Legends Airshow - The Balbo
This is a film about The Balbo (large formation) featuring THIRTY warbirds at the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford. An incredible sight and sound that people travel from around the world to see. The 2020 Flying Legends Airshow, IWM Duxford has been cancelled due to Corona-virus (COVID-19). In line with
Business
Vodafone Idea Enters India's Drone Delivery Ecosystem
Vodafone Idea is set to enter India’s drone ecosystem by partnering with Zomato in the upcoming “beyond visual line of sight” (BVLOS) drone experiments being organised by India’s civil aviation regulator. BVLOS drone operations allow remote piloting of drones, and do not need to be manoeuvred by keeping
Commercial
Russia to Replace Helicopters in Arctic by Drones
Russian defense firm Rostec is partnering with Aeroxo, a small startup based in Moscow and Riga, to make tilt-rotor drones for dangerous Arctic operations. “The Roselektronika holding (part of Rostec) will begin production of unmanned convertiplanes, which in the future will be able to operate in the Far North,” RIA
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Spark Mobility Joins Altitude Angel Global Partnership Programme
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, announced Spark Mobility as the first organisation to join its Global Partnership Programme. The Global Partnership Programme is an initiative which will bring together Altitude Angel’s world leading UTM technology with agencies who have regional and local relationships with
Business
SOARIZON Partners with Moonrock on Drone Insurance
SOARIZON by Thales has teamed up with Moonrock, a provider of drone insurance, to offer discounted services to drone pilots and operators. London-based Moonrock insurance offers comprehensive, cost-effective drone insurance and is now considered the leading provider in the industry. Run by drone pilots and insurance experts, Moonrock understands the
Business
Australia Commits Funds for One Additional Triton
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the Australian government’s decision to provide funding for an additional three of their planned six MQ-4C Tritons and associated ground mission control stations. The MQ-4C Triton is a cooperative development program between the Royal Australian Air Force and the U.S. Navy, and provides a