Regulations
ASL Airlines is poised to begin testing drones for package delivery after getting the green light from regulators. The Dublin-headquartered airline group confirmed on Monday that the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has granted it a Light Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operator certificate. This will allow the company’s subsidiary, ASL
Military
Rapid Expeditionary Concepts, a U.S. based system integrator has announced a prime contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for the purchase of Alpha 900 unmanned helicopter systems manufactured by Alpha Unmanned Systems, SL (Madrid, Spain) for integration, test, evaluation, and deployment. Rapid Expeditionary Concepts is responsible
Accidents
An unknown unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the territory of the airport in Belgorod, a representative of emergency services told RIA Novosti. "In the afternoon, a drone crashed, the airport fence was slightly damaged," he said. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. The circumstances of the
Military
The Commander of the Russian Air Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Demin recently claimed that over 100 Turkish-supplied Bayraktar TB2, drones were shot down over Ukraine. The fact is that these drones abruptly disappeared from the sight of observers in the fall of last year. The fact is that their
Military
In a historic milestone, Turkey on Monday April 10th commissioned its long-anticipated largest warship, bolstering its naval capabilities and making the country one of the few nations in the world with a domestically built aircraft carrier. Set to be Turkey’s flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu represents
On April 6, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASI’s Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) ecosystem over a
Inspections
The UK’s Royal Air Force has begun a technical evaluation of using a drone to support aircraft engineering tasks. The technical evaluation, known as Project ASURVEY, is funded by Astra and is using drone technology to carry out some crucial aircraft engineering inspections that take place before and after
Transport
Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands as part of 9 new innovative freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in government funding. The first winners of the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), backed by £7 million overall, have been announced today (11 April 2023)
Military
A new company manufacturing kamikaze racing drones for Ukraine has emerged from stealth mode. One Way Aerospace – the name comes from the Pentagon term ‘one way attack drones’ – has founders including an undisclosed British Royal Air Force veteran James Earl, former Australian combat engineer and investor listed on Forbes 30
Transport
Autonomous aviation company Xwing has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), becoming the first Standard Category large unmanned aerial system (UAS) to receive official project designation. This marks the beginning of the process for approval of uncrewed commercial cargo operations in the national
Law Enforcement
EMSA has started the deployment of its remotely piloted aircraft services in support of the Italian Coast Guard to gain increased maritime awareness over the Gulf of Genova until the summer. Leveraging on the successful campaign of last year, EMSA services will continue to enhance general maritime safety and security
Transport
In a prefectural first, a live demonstration of the delivery of medical supplies via a drone was recently staged at a university in this west Japan city, looking to take advantage of Japan's updated laws allowing civilians to conduct autonomous flights over urban areas. In December 2022, Japan