Accidents
One of Bell’s Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) cargo drones crashed on March 14 in a field near Mineral Wells, Texas, in what is being categorized as a “loss of control” accident by the FAA. The APT 70 experimental aircraft, with registration number N314AL, first flew in 2019. The aircraft
Military
The AeroVironment plant in Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, that builds aerial drones for an East Coast defense and law enforcement contractor plans to trim its local workforce further than cuts disclosed earlier this year. In a March 6 state filing, AeroVironment said that it plans to permanently lay off 62
Propulsion
Australia’s aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has been selected to provide hypersonic vehicles to the United States’ Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for testing. The Australian start-up was selected from a field of major international aerospace companies competing for the DIU contract under the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne
Accidents
A crashed drone without identification marks was found in Russia’s Tula Oblast between the settlements of Petrovskoye and Malovel on March 19, the Tula regional security committee reported on March 19. The regional authorities said the UAV “without identification marks and departmental affiliation” was found in a field, far
A Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone reportedly came under attack by a Su-27 Flanker, days after the US Air Force alleged that the Russian fighter attacked its MQ-9 Reaper drone, forcing it to crash. A video purportedly showing a Russian Air Force (VKS) Su-27 fighter attempting to shoot
The Antwerp Port Authority has selected the 6th NeTWorK consortium, a collaboration between DroneMatrix, Proximus and SkeyDrone, for the roll-out of a large-scale and innovative drone project. D-Hive – operational drone capacity for the Port of Antwerp In the framework of this project, called “D-Hive - Operational drone
Military
Cyberlux Corp., a penny-stock company traded on the over-the-counter market, recently made a foray into drone production and had pitched the Pentagon for Ukraine business without luck. So executives with the North Carolina lighting company decided to cut through the U.S. military’s red tape and
C-UAS
What technique best defeats rogue drones? This question has surged into importance as threats from drones—becoming more and more capable and accessible—continue to increase dramatically. Counter-drone technologies are evolving quickly to stay ahead of the threat, offering capabilities to detect, identify, track—and sometimes defeat—rogue drones
Inspections
Verity AG (Verity), creators of the first commercially successful inventory tracking solution powered by fully autonomous indoor drones, today announced completion of a 30M CHF ($32M USD) Series B funding round. The investment was led by A.P. Moller Holding with participation from Exor Ventures and existing and new investors.
Military
The UK Royal Navy has taken delivery of new jet-powered Banshee drones capable of flying up to 400 mph. The adoption of the powerful Banshee Jet 80+ is a significant step forward as the navy forges ahead with the use of remotely-piloted air systems (RPAS). Developed by defence
Business
Angola has recently purchased the Aksungur combat drone from Turkey, a move that is sure to bolster the country’s defense capabilities. Angola will be the new user of AKSUNGUR Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UCAV), developed by Turkey, Ömer Yıldız, Deputy General Manager of TUSAŞ UAV Systems said this to
Video
The Pentagon released video of a March 14 incident involving a Russian Su-27 fighter and a U.S. Air Force MQ-9, which resulted in the American plane crashing into the Black Sea. The MQ-9 was conducting a surveillance mission when two Su-27 Flankers intercepted it. The