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Five Revolutionary Aircraft
Icon AS, Aeromobil 2.5, Ehang 184, Cobalt Valkyrie, and the E-Fan by Airbus. Source: YouTube
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Testing
Camcopter Tests New COMINT Payload
Schiebel and Israel Aerospace Industries’ Elta subsidiary are performing demonstrations of the former’s Camcopter S-100 unmanned air vehicle equipped with the ELK-7065 3D HF communications intelligence (COMINT) payload. According to Igo Licht, Elta’s vice-president of marketing and sales, the payload enables quick detection and identification
Testing
Email Chain Reveals Amazon UK Drone Tests
An email chain shows that Amazon has been testing drones in the UK for longer than initially thought. Correspondence between Amazon and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which regulates drone flying in the UK, shows that Amazon has been testing drones in UK airspace since summer 2015. It was previously
Commercial
Drones to Monitor Ship Emissions
Global maritime technology innovator Martek Marine said it has been included on a framework contract by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) services in the maritime environment. EMSA was established for the purpose of ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety
Aeryon Labs Unveils $3M Testing Complex
Aeryon Labs marked another milestone in its rapid growth with the recent unveiling of a $3-million testing facility at its Waterloo headquarters. The drone maker’s 7,000-square-foot reliability lab, repurposed from existing space at the company’s main 40,000-square-foot campus, is outfitted with
Regulations
Nevada UAS Test Site Leads Groundbreaking FAA UAS Detection at Airports Pathfinder Program Air Operation
The Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (cUAS) industry is gaining momentum as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opens up the sky to public and commercial drone operators, and this week, the FAA and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), managers of the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site, teamed together
Propulsion
Mufflers Made in Germany for UAV Engines
With the advancing development of UAVs, muffler systems are moving increasingly into the focus of engine development. It doesn't matter here whether they are being used to increase performance or purely for sound-volume minimization. 3W-International GmbH recognized this development early on and began developing a series
Commercial
Nokia's UAV Traffic Management (UTM) in Dubai
Nokia and the United Arab Emirates General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) have entered into a strategic collaboration to drive the development of an end-to-end UAS ecosystem that will make the UAE the first country in the world to allow the operation of drones by both businesses and government
Accidents
NTSB Investigates Facebook’s Drone Accident
Facebook tested a solar-powered drone designed to beam internet access to remote areas of the world in June for the first time, but the mission didn’t exactly go off without a hitch. Now a national safety agency is investigating an accident that happened during that test flight. The
Business
General Atomics Gets $40M USAF Extended Reaper Contract
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $39,777,423 modification (0009) to previously awarded contract FA8620-15-G-4040 for MQ-9 Reaper Extended Range additional procurement effort.Contractor will provide fabrication, delivery, and installation of MQ-9 Extended Range retrofit kits. Work will be
Military
New UAV Centre of Competence in Poland
Polish defence industry conglomerate PGZ announced on 8 November that it had created a "centre of competence" for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at Military Aviation Works No. 2 (WZL 2), located in the northwestern town of Bydgoszcz. According to a statement released by PGZ, the new centre will
Commercial
Camcopter S-100 Concludes Successful Year of Operations In Support of MOAS’ Life-Saving Mission
Onboard the global charity organization MOAS’ (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) ship MY Phoenix Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 again proved to be vital for the outstanding achievements of the NGO’s search- and-rescue efforts in the Mediterranean. During this year’s mission, that started from Valetta, Malta, at the