The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) unveiled the Cloud Shadow, a turbojet-powered, medium/high-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at the Airshow China 2016 exposition, which was held in the southern city of Zhuhai from 1 to 6 November. Developed by AVIC's Chengdu Aircraft
Commercial
Verizon made the news with its use of different types of drones to enhance network performance, but the fact that drones are being used for things like better 4G LTE service is probably the biggest news, showing UAVs entering more and more areas at a fast pace. Verizon revealed in
Business
Adani Enterprises Ltd and Israel's Elbit Systems India Ltd have formed a joint venture company, Adani-ElbitAdvanced Systems India Ltd (AEASIL), to manufactureunmanned aerial vehicles in India. While Adani group will own 51 percent stake in the JV, Israeli firm will hold the remaining stake.The formation of
Intel hass announced the Intel Shooting Star drone, the company’s first drone created specifically for entertainment light shows. The Intel Shooting Star drone is designed with safety and creativity in mind with a super light-weight structure and virtually limitless color combinations. The fleet is easily programmed, assembled and
Testing
Russian drone pilots may soon get a revolutionary virtual reality helmet to pilot unmanned aircraft and get an HD view of terrain and enemy targets. The new feature allows for better situation awareness while flying combat missions, developers say.The new combat helmet, codenamed ‘Svarog,’ is the first-ever virtual-
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Military
The Heron I has flown its first operational mission in Mali on behalf of the German military as part of a contract with Airbus Defence and Space. The first operational mission took place on 1 November from Gao airport and lasted five hours and 40 minutes. Airbus said it occurred
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has unveiled a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prototype at the Airshow China 2016 exhibition in Zhuhai. Designated the QY-1, the prototype on display features a constant-taper pod and boom fuselage - supporting a folding
Accidents
An Air Combat Command accident investigation board report released Thursday said the Predator, forward deployed from the 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, crashed on Oct. 17, 2015, after "experiencing electronic systems failure and loss of control due to a lightning strike." The remotely piloted aircraft
Military
The threat of unmanned aerial systems (UAS’s) to American interests within the continental United States and outside our borders is an ongoing concern. Continued and rapid improvements in technology not only are increasing the availability of these unmanned technologies, but also are: * Allowing greater UAS payloads (i.e., payload
Commercial
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has received federal permission to fly drones over its theme parks. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a waiver this week allowing Disney to use drones through November 2020. Disney asked for permission last year to fly the drones at Disneyland and Disney World for entertainment
Singapore is looking to expand its use of drones to support public services, for instance, to help monitor dengue-ht areas and construction sites. The Ministry of Transport announced that it had awarded a main contract for the deployment of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, to three key vendors,