Business
A Ukrainian team was in Washington last week to craft a landmark agreement with the Trump administration that would involve Kyiv sharing its battle-tested drone technology with the U.S. in exchange for royalties or other forms of compensation, according to officials from both countries. The prospective deal, which
BVLOS
* Aker Solutions certification for unlimited beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operations opens a new age of autonomous inspection for offshore platforms, onshore yards, process plants and industrial sites. Full BVLOS certification enables Aker Solutions to conduct autonomous operations alongside manned helicopters and aircraft, one of the most advanced
C-UAS
* Sierra Nevada Corp. has revealed new details about a closely held new air defense system that it claims has already helped down scores of aerial threats, though it won’t say where. At the recent annual Air and Space Forces Association conference outside Washington, the company for the first time
Accidents
A spectacular drone and fireworks show in Quanzhou, China, celebrating the launch of the Cai Guoqiang Contemporary Art Center, turned chaotic after a technical glitch caused dozens of drones to crash mid-performance. Some plunged into the sea, others hit the ground — forcing an abrupt end to the event. Fortunately,
The British-Ukrainian developer Trypillian has unveiled a new family of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles, outlining a modular suite of platforms intended for strike, reconnaissance, communications relay and battlefield logistics. In a statement to Militarnyi on September 30 the company noted that, alongside the initial rollout of four tactical platforms,
Along-range kamikaze drone that U.S. firm Kratos is working on together with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) is set to make its maiden flight early next year. The jet-powered Chien Feng IV (Mighty Hornet IV) will feature artificial intelligence (AI) enabled
Accidents
Two Amazon Prime Air drones hit an extended crane conducting work on the roof of a Tolleson building, causing the drones and the crane to crash in different parking lots, according to the Tolleson Police Department. Tolleson police officers, the Avondale Fire Department and the Tolleson Fire Department responded to
Inspections
* SkeyDrone has announced a landmark agreement with Elia, Belgium’s high-voltage transmission system operator, for the deployment of its advanced drone detection solution across multiple sites. With its strategic position in the heart of Europe, Elia plays a pivotal role in the interconnected electricity system and is recognized as
Business
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (EagleNXT), a provider of advanced drone and aerial imaging solutions, has announced UAVSICS as the official distributor of EagleNXT drones in Chile, strengthening its leadership in the region and expanding access to cutting-edge UAV technology. Based in one of the key financial and technological hubs
Video
British Flight Sergeant James “Ginger” Lacey stared in horror from his Hawker Hurricane. A German Heinkel He 111 had just bombed Buckingham Palace—smoke still coiling into the sky. Ginger’s rage surged, and his Hurricane matched his intensity with a deafening roar from its 1,030-horsepower Rolls-Royce
French military personnel have boarded an oil tanker named on a list of Russia’s “shadow fleet” vessels and suspected of being a launchpad for mystery drone flights that forced the closure of airports in Denmark last week. Photos showed navy personnel on the deck of the tanker, known as
eVTOL
The founder of a European air taxi service that had signed a deal to introduce an eVTOL platform into its fleet says there is “no business case” to support wide-scale adoption of this emergent class of aircraft. GlobeAir. GlobeAir, which sometimes refers to itself as an “air taxi” service,