Testing
Sierra Technical Services, Inc. (STS) achieved a major milestone on the 10th of January with the completion of Engine Run Testing on the 5th Generation Aerial Target (5GAT). The 5GAT contract is administered by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Contracting Office (USACE) located in Sacramento, CA and is
Testing
Leonardo has announced the maiden flight of its new Falco Xplorer drone aircraft. Falco Xplorer. S/N0001 took off from Trapani Air Force base on January 15, cruised over the Gulf of Trapani in a dedicated fly zone, for around 60 minutes and then returned to base, landing safely. The
Dynetics, the performer for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Gremlins program, has successfully flown its X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) for the first time in November 2019. The test took place at Dugway Proving Ground near Salt Lake City, Utah. Testing operations involved one captive-carry mission
Commercial
Austin based, HUVRdata has supported ExxonMobil over the past 2 years in their efforts to put in place a global Digital Reporting and Analytics platform for drone inspection programs. The goal of the program is to allow ExxonMobil to digitize, scale and standardize Drone Inspection workflows across ExxonMobil sites and
National Associations
Unmanned Systems Canada / Systèmes Télécommandés Canada (USC-STC) has announced the appointment of Declan Sweeney to the role of Interim Executive Director (ED), effective immediately. The organization also takes this opportunity to announce a Canada-wide executive search for a permanent ED. Declan brings more than
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has started shipping the second engine model identified under its Long Term Agreement (“LTA”) with Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The engine, an Insitu design, is being assembled and shipped from Orbital UAV’s purpose-built production facility
Business
Fulmar is a marinized UAV developed by the Spanish manufacturer Wake Engineering (formerly known as Aerovision). This unique UAV can be launched from a vessel and is currently used by the Spanish Army, among others. Fulmar makes use of a powerful flight control system that was developed by UAV Navigation,
ReadyH2, a newly formed subsidiary of Fortress Solutions and Fortress UAV, announced a new compressed hydrogen gas distribution service. ReadyH2 will immediately begin supporting Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) and its hydrogen fuel cell drone technology by providing all hydrogen fuel services to its drone customers and dealers. DMI announced the
Military
The 49th Wing received its first MQ-9 Reaper through flight, Jan. 8, 2020. Typically when new MQ-9s are sent to Holloman, they are taken apart to ship and then reassembled when they arrive. Having the aircraft ferried came with an array of benefits. Notably, maintainers did not have
Commercial
Seattle based GRN Holdings announced plans to launch a cannabis delivery service in February or March in the greater Seattle area. They'll start with a fleet of six drones to deliver cannabis products from wholesalers, growers, and processors to dispensaries, with each drone equipped with an iPad and
Testing
Indra, in a temporary joint venture with the Spanish companies Sixtema and Adantia, has successfully tested the first environmental drone that automates the collection of samples in rivers and coastal areas and offers real-time information on water quality parameters. The system will be ready for launch onto the market
Commercial
The Marseille’s Navy Firefighters Battalion will count in a few weeks among its staff a team specialized in robotics support who will implement a fleet of four Novadem micro-UAVs. "This team will be endowed with urban and off-road vehicles that will allow for engagement, multi-sensor