ZALA AERO GROUP unveiled a new hybrid unmanned system ZALA VTOL at the IDEX 2021 International Defense Industry Exhibition and Conference, which opened on February 21st in Abu Dhabi. The unique system combines the best qualities of fixed-wing and multirotor types of UAVs and can change the configuration depending
Business
General Atomics, Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, is awarded an $11,155,719 firm-fixed-price modification (P00012) to previously awarded contract N00019-18-C-1063. This modification exercises options to procure Group 5 Unmanned Air System (UAS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance support for outside the continental U.S. (OCONUS)
Accidents
A locally developed UAV on Thursday evening crashed at a forest park in eastern Taiwan. No injuries have been reported. The drone reportedly destroyed several trees and broke into pieces. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving calls from eyewitnesses.. About 90 minutes later, the Chungshan Institute of Science and
Accidents
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has just released a report into the crash of a racing drone that was being used for a demonstration flight at Goodwood Aerodrome in July 2019. Whilst performing a demonstration flight, the remote pilot lost control of the 95 kg Alauda Airspeeder Mk
Accidents
A Boeing 777-200 operated by United Airlines returned to Denver International Airport and landed safely after experiencing a right-engine failure shartly after take-off. The FAA is aware of reports of debris in the vicinity of the airplane's flight path. Please contact local officials and the
C-UAS
In response to gaps in the short-range air defense radar market, Numerica, a leader in designing and deploying best-in-class defense technology, announces the development of a new US-made, 3D radar solution for Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and other short-range defense missions – introducing Spyglass
Commercial
Enterprise drone data platform DroneDeploy announces a collaboration with one of the world’s largest pure-play agricultural organization, Corteva Agriscience to bring improved management decisions to farmers year-round. Corteva operates one of the largest agricultural drone fleets in the world, helping farmers to plant and harvest efficiently, safely
Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps. The LRUSV System will usher in a new era of naval technology while increasing the lethality of U.S. forces, with a network of
KBR won a $92.6 million contract to perform engineering, integration and sustainment services on counter unmanned air systems (C-UAS) for the Combat Integration & Identification Systems unit within the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). This cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ)
UAM/UTM
EHang Holdings Limited announced its participation as the only passenger eVTOL partner in the SAFIR-Med project. SAFIR-Med, which stands for “Safe and Flexible Integration of Advanced U-Space Services for Medical Air Mobility”, is a research and innovation project to promote the use of unmanned aviation in healthcare
Technology
Ingenuity, which weighs about 4 pounds (1.8 kilograms) on Earth and has a fuselage about the size of a tissue box, started out six years ago as an implausible prospect. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California knew it was theoretically possible to fly in Mars’
Video
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