Transport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded Merlin, the leading developer of safe autonomous flight technology for fixed-wing aircraft, a $1 million contract to demonstrate a highly automated flight control system in conjunction with a safety pilot. In partnership with the FAA designated University of Alaska Fairbanks UAS Test
Propulsion
H2Fly has successfully tested the ground-based cryogenic fuel filling procedure that'll power groundbreaking liquid hydrogen aircraft flights in the coming months. Liquid H2 will be an absolute game-changer, allowing clean long-distance air travel. Replacing the rich energy source of Jet-A kerosene with a zero-
Video
The Republic P-47 Thunderbolt is a World War II-era fighter aircraft produced by the American company Republic Aviation from 1941 through 1945. It was a successful high-altitude fighter and it also served as the foremost American fighter-bomber in the ground-attack role. Its primary armament was
Propulsion
New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace used an electric Audi launch vehicle for the “Kea Atmos Mk1” aircraft. After reaching takeoff speed, the solar-powered aircraft is released for flight testing. The Kea Atmos Mk 1 uncrewed aircraft has been designed to be used for stratospheric flight testing. It has a
Transport
ASL Airlines is poised to begin testing drones for package delivery after getting the green light from regulators. The Dublin-headquartered airline group confirmed on Monday that the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has granted it a Light Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operator certificate. This will allow the company’s subsidiary,
VTOL
Rapid Expeditionary Concepts, a U.S. based system integrator has announced a prime contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for the purchase of Alpha 900 unmanned helicopter systems manufactured by Alpha Unmanned Systems, SL (Madrid, Spain) for integration, test, evaluation, and deployment. Rapid Expeditionary Concepts is responsible
Accidents
An unknown unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the territory of the airport in Belgorod, a representative of emergency services told RIA Novosti. "In the afternoon, a drone crashed, the airport fence was slightly damaged," he said. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. The circumstances of the
Military
The Commander of the Russian Air Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Demin recently claimed that over 100 Turkish-supplied Bayraktar TB2, drones were shot down over Ukraine. The fact is that these drones abruptly disappeared from the sight of observers in the fall of last year. The fact is that
Military
In a historic milestone, Turkey on Monday April 10th commissioned its long-anticipated largest warship, bolstering its naval capabilities and making the country one of the few nations in the world with a domestically built aircraft carrier. Set to be Turkey’s flagship, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu
On April 6, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Collaborative maneuvers between human and AI pilots were conducted using GA-ASI’s Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC) collaborative combat aircraft (CCA)
Inspections
The UK’s Royal Air Force has begun a technical evaluation of using a drone to support aircraft engineering tasks. The technical evaluation, known as Project ASURVEY, is funded by Astra and is using drone technology to carry out some crucial aircraft engineering inspections that take place before and after
Transport
Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands as part of 9 new innovative freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in government funding. The first winners of the Freight Innovation Fund (FIF), backed by £7 million overall, have been announced today (11 April 2023)