Military
Russia is exploring the possibility of setting up production of Iranian-designed Shahed kamikaze drones in Belarus, Ukraine’s National Resistance Center reported on May 8. According to Belarusian resistance sources, a work group of Iranian engineers, accompanied by the Russian and Belarusian security services, visited the Homel Radio Plant
Inspections
TEKEVER, a European manufacturer of advanced Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), has signed a contract with Phoenix Heli-Flight, a Canadian helicopter charter company, to assist in the monitoring and assessment of critical oil and gas infrastructure. This new contract represents an important landmark in TEKEVER’s expansion into the North
Business
Sustainable Skylines, the aerial drone advertising and data analytics company, announced a $1M pre-seed funding round in preparation for its initial launch. Sustainable Skylines is the first to market large-scale drone advertising company, driving innovation around antiquated aerial advertising practices by using sustainable technology and in-depth data
Law Enforcement
The Transportation Security Administration’s new drone security program might collect pictures of private individuals by accident but shouldn’t have major privacy implications, according to a new privacy document released by the Department of Homeland Security. The agency is set to use unmanned aerial systems—or UAS, better known
Weapons Systems / Lasers
The newest Russian kamikaze drones "Privet-82" will soon begin to perform their tasks on the front line. According to RIA Novosti Vadim Zhernov, CEO and co-owner of Oko Design Bureau, responsible for the development of the device, drones will be launched from single rear hubs. Operators
Drone Light Shows
The mastermind behind the "largest ever multi-location UK drone show" said the incredible spectacle was fine-tuned at a secret location in Yorkshire. Patrick O'Mahony, founder and director of Skymagic, said 1,000 drones took part in the light shows over Windsor Castle, Cardiff Bay
Business
Supernal and Inmarsat announced a partnership to define the application of satellite connectivity in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). Together, the companies will conduct testing and data sharing to optimise hardware and network systems, which will lead to the safe and efficient integration of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) vehicles
Business
Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a supplier of electric aircraft technologies, and Intelligent Energy Limited (IE), a manufacturer of lightweight hydrogen fuel cells for flight, have signed a distributor agreement for ESAero to represent the IE-SOAR fuel cell product line on fixed wing, rotary wing and vertical take-off
Business
Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , a military technology company integrating robotic hardware and software to protect and support the warfighter, announced that subsidiary Teal Drones will partner with Doodle Labs on Teal’s sUAS prototype for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.Teal is one of only
C-UAS
The Iranian Army recently unveiled its first locally-built jammer drone, called Mahajer 6. It has been designed to disrupt communication between hostile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their controllers. Equipped with a high-tech system capable of transmitting interfering radio signals, it was inaugurated at a ceremony in presence
The Eurodrone, an ambitious European collaboration project, is scheduled to take off in 2029. As an unmanned aerial system, it must be able to independently detect the air traffic around it and avoid other flying objects. With its “Detect and Avoid” radar, HENSOLDT is making safe airspace of the future
BVLOS
Percepto, an autonomous inspection and monitoring solutions provider, has announced receipt of an unprecedented waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The significant approval allows the company to operate uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) in shielded airspace, without humans onsite, and without expensive and cumbersome