Commercial
Blue Sky Rescue, a volunteer group that conducts search and rescue and other emergency work, has teamed up with villagers in Zhong county near the city of Chongqing in central China. A drone was fitted with flamethrower in a campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests. Blue Sky raised
Business
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has awarded contracts to three companies to produce missionized unmanned aerial vehicle prototypes with the ability to fly in experimentation events while teaming with manned aircraft. The contracts were awarded with a 24-month period of performance to the following companies: * The Boeing
Data Links & Communications
AeroVironment Inc. has announced the introduction of its Extended Range Antenna (ERA), the latest addition to AeroVironment’s growing line of network connectivity solutions. The ERA is a lightweight, portable antenna array kit designed to integrate seamlessly with AeroVironment’s standard RF head antenna to support a diverse range of
Tethered
Easy Aerial, a provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for commercial, government, and military applications, has announced the launch of the Albatross drone. The newest addition to the company’s rapidly expanding portfolio of tethered Smart Aerial Monitoring Systems (SAMS-T), the Albatross offers users a robust and highly flexible autonomous
Research
A team of engineers at Colorado State University have designed a 'gripper' mechanism that allows MAVs to 'perch', rather than hover, in order to economise battery power. Micro aerial vehicles (MAV) with multiple rotors, or multicopters, have many promising applications ranging from environmental monitoring, agricultural inspection,
UAM/UTM
German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Volocopter announced its commitment to launch air taxi services in Singapore after two years of close collaboration with the city of Singapore. Working together with the Economic Development Board of Singapore (EDB) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS), Volocopter plans to make
News
The Messerschmitt Me. 163B Komet was the only rocket powered intercepter in history. Find out how piston-engined US P-51 Mustangs managed to down two of these super fast aircraft in dogfights high above Germany in late 1944. The Komet was designed for point-defence and was the only rocket-powered fighter aircraft
Business
AeroVironment, Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik mbH, a German leader in ground robotic solutions with a global footprint, for approximately $45.4 million (€37.5 million) in cash, and will pay-off approximately $9.4 million (€7.8 million) in Telerob’s
Business
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that Kratos has received a $37,771,577 award from the AFLCMC/WA Advanced Aircraft Program Executive Office for the Skyborg Delivery Order (DO) 2 contract to integrate, test, and deliver XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft. Steve Fendley, President of Kratos Unmanned Systems Division, said,
Patents
Russia’s Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) has registered an application for an interceptor drone capable of capturing targets with a special net, according to the document released by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property on Tuesday. The invention application has been filed by the Vektor Research Institute (part
Business
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it has executed a Letter of Intent effective December 3rd, 2020, with Apple Express Courier Ltd. Under the terms of the LOI, the parties are cooperating to work towards a Definitive Agreement. The commercial details
Transport
Michael Jordan owns his very own golf club in Florida, and it's called Grove XXIII, since he was No. 23 throughout his career (except for those few months when he was No. 45 when he came back). The story goes that Jordan had grown tired of the regulations