C-UAS
On 22 September, the interception of a non-cooperative drone was successfully demonstrated for the first time in a field test at Hamburg Airport as part of the FALKE project, funded by the BMVI (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure). The unauthorised intrusion of drones or Unmanned Aerial Systems
UAM/UTM
Skyports, an owner and operator of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brent Cross South Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Argent Related and Barnet Council, to develop a passenger air taxi vertiport at Brent Cross Town. Brent Cross
Business
Expa - a global network of startup founders supporting entrepreneurs through expertise, access, and funding - today announced a strategic investment in Wingcopter. Expa’s support of Wingcopter aligns with the firm’s mission of backing tech-enabled companies that build the next generation of category champions and solve global challenges through
Military
Poland's WB Group is pushing its new W2MPIR swarming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which it says is designed to defeat an adversary's layered air defences. The system comprises the company's FlyEye and FT-5 Łoś (Moose) tactical reconnaissance UAVs, as well as Warmate
UAM/UTM
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, and Oxfordshire County Council have announced they are to collaborate on a unique project which will provide local authorities with a blue-print for each to realise and enable its local drone economy. With the backing of The Department for
Data Links & Communications
Hughes Network Systems, LLC and SES have announced the successful first demonstration of a new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft. Conducted for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the demonstration paired Hughes HM series software-defined modems and Resource Management System (RMS) with SES’
Video
Of the three outstanding U.S. Army Air Corps fighters of World War II (the others being the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang), the Lockheed P-38 was the first to fly by almost two and a half years. Built by the Lockheed Aircraft Company, it was
Over the summer EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft have been monitoring the level of sulphur oxides released by ships transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The operation carried out by the Spanish General Directorate of Merchant Marine – under the direction of the Spanish
Electronic Sub-Systems
With effect from September 2021, FIXAR will equip all its outdoor drones with the additional FIXAR BlackBox system for UAV flight data logging enabling to increase traceability and accountability of the aircraft and contribute to safer air traffic. The FIXAR BlackBox is an extended feature that allows the system to
Flying into the Andes mountains of Ecuador, XAG Agricultural Drones were recently introduced to a series of on-farm spray trials for high-altitude specialty crops. The demonstrations on potato fields have presented the high potential of fully autonomous drones in reducing labour cost and agricultural pesticide exposure. With diverse
Transport
The "Global Package Drones - Market and Technology Forecast to 2029" report finds that the market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 48% between the forecast period (2021-2029). The market is poised to attain a value of USD 28.76 Billion by the year 2029. The
Research
Senator John Hoeven announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded a $17 million contract to Ideal Aerosmith in Grand Forks. Under the contract, Ideal Aerosmith will develop an Expeditionary Mission Support Station, which: * Includes a mission planning suite for special operations as well as a ground station