Military
The Taliban not only seized approximately a hundred US humvees and (MaxxPro) MRAPs at Kunduz airport, but also several US ScanEagle drones. Billions of US taxpayer $ going to Islamist extremists, thanks to the administration's hasty withdrawal without a peace deal or follow up mission. German Journalist Julian Röpcke
Propulsion
Despite the corona-related restrictions on entry into the USA, the German engine manufacturer Sky Power GmbH is exhibiting at this year's AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to its own products, new customer UAS Global Services from Texas will be showing two new flight systems equipped with
California-based JetPack Aviation has announced the successful selection of its Speeder VTOL, by the highly competitive AFWERX High Speed VTOL (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, launched in partnership with the US Air Force (USAF) and US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). JetPack Aviation is one of just three OEMs included in the 35
Propulsion
Hermeus, the aerospace company developing Mach 5 aircraft, announced the signing of a $60 million U.S. Air Force partnership for flight testing its first aircraft, Quarterhorse. Quarterhorse will validate the company's proprietary turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine, based around the GE J85 turbojet engine, and is the
Military
For the first time ever, over the high desert of southern California on July 2, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used an Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System equipped with a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to autonomously track and follow targets of interest. This industry-funded demonstration brings military aviators one
Commercial
Unveiling a plan for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a pilot program in order to inhibit the proliferating number of illegal cannabis growers in Nevada County, California. Craig Griesbach, director of housing, and Jeff Merriman, director of code compliance, co-lead a presentation of the high
Business
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Skydweller Aero a $5 million contract to demonstrate its solar-powered, long-endurance unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The company declines to comment on the demonstration’s objectives, but said on 4 August that it is working with the service to develop key performance parameters. A site
Transport
ANRA Technologies successfully flew a series of drone delivery demonstrations at Florida Department of Transportation and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise SunTrax facility for SASHTO 2021, showcasing the company’s airspace management and drone delivery software platforms. SASHTO is the Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The Association was
Video
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large British piston-engined propeller-driven airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes between the UK and the United States. The type was named Brabazon after the Brabazon Committee and its chairman, Lord Brabazon of Tara, who had developed the specification
Research
Aerospace engineers at MIT have devised an algorithm that helps drones find the fastest route around obstacles without crashing. The new algorithm combines simulations of a drone flying through a virtual obstacle course with data from experiments of a real drone flying through the same course in a physical space.
C-UAS
Robotican has successfully conducted an autonomous drone interception demonstration for the U.S. Department of Defense Irregular Warfare Technical Support Directorate (IWTSD). Robotican unveiled its 3rd generation of the Goshawk interceptor drone, developed to provide fully autonomous interception capabilities needed by C-UAS systems. The Goshawk's unique design provides
Drone Racing
As part of a broad-reaching partnership to advance 5G-powered drone technology, T-Mobile, America’s 5G leader, and The Drone Racing League (DRL), the global, professional drone racing property, launched their first 5G-enabled drone. This is one of the first racing drones in the world to have an embedded 5G module