Patents
On November 11, the US Patent & Trademark Office published two patent applications from Apple that relate to drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The first covers a system and method for pairing/unpairing UAVs to/from UAV controllers. Unmanned aerial vehicles, also referred to as drones, may be characterized
C-UAS
Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled the Scorpius family of Electronic Warfare (EW) systems. Scorpius is the first electronic warfare (EW) system in the world capable of simultaneously targeting multiple threats, across frequencies and in different directions. Scorpius is based on the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology, which provides a
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Turkish defense firm Asisguard has equipped its new mini-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with 40-millimeter (1.6-inch) grenade thrower. After attaching a 5.56-millimeter gun, the firm took the drone, called Songar, a step further, Barış Düzgün, the firm's general manager told Anadolu Agency (AA)
eVTOL
At a Seoul airport, South Korea's transportation ministry demonstrated its future-generation flying urban transportation system. German urban air mobility (UAM) pioneer, Volocopter, completed the first test flight with its 2X aircraft in Seoul, South Korea. It was the first-ever crewed public test flight of a fully
Military
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force, commonly known as the Chinese Air Force, released a video on its Weibo social media account showing its WZ-7 jet-powered high-altitude, long-endurance, reconnaissance unmanned aircraft. The footage includes clips showing the WZ-7 Xianglong drone, also known as “Soaring
Video
The A-10 Warthog ground-attack jet, already in the process of receiving new wings, is also set for a series of improvements including new weapons, cockpit upgrades, helmet-mounted controls, and a laser designator pod. The upgrade of A-10As to A-10Cs from 2005 onwards was a huge
Testing
The US Army sees an opportunity to retrofit some of its Black Hawk fleet with autonomous flight technologies developed in the DARPA ALIAS programme. DARPA conducted the test as part of the US Army’s Project Convergence exercises, conducted at the Yuma Proving Grounds in the southern Arizona desert. The
uAvionix has launched its upgraded dual-frequency ADS-B receiver, pingStation 3 to globally and locally enhance situational awareness. pingStation 3 integrates 978 and 1090 MHz ADS-B receivers, GPS, antenna, and Power-Over-Ethernet (POE) interface into an easy-to-install, rugged weatherproof enclosure. With a selection of non-
Testing
Skyborne Technologies, a Defence Tech company specialising in smart aerial robotic platforms, has performed a "first of type" aerial firing demonstration of the company's weaponised 5-shot 40mm UAV, the Cerberus GLH. The demonstration was performed in Australia under Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approvals. The
UAM/UTM
The Urban Air Mobility Division of Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has announced that Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, has joined its Airspace Management Consortium in effort to co-develop and advance the air mobility operating environment. Hyundai Motor Group launched the Consortium in June
Business
Draganfly Inc. has announced its third quarter financial results. Key Financial and Operational Highlights for Q3 2021: * Revenue for the third quarter increased 30.5% to $1,896,992 up from $1,453,905 in the third quarter of 2020. Third quarter revenue was made up of $1,351,517
Transport
Near Earth Autonomy and L3Harris Technologies have successfully demonstrated an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capable of autonomously delivering life-saving blood and other medical supplies hundreds of miles from operational bases to medics in the field. Whole blood is the ideal fluid for hemorrhagic shock treatment in tactical combat care.