Military
Boeing will build the US Navy’s newest carrier-based aircraft at a new high-tech facility in Illinois, bringing the benefits of digital aircraft design and production to the Navy and up to 300 advanced manufacturing jobs to the greater St. Louis region. The new 300,000 square-foot
Propulsion
Iris Automation announced that the company has partnered with Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI) for the integration of its Casia detect and avoid (DAA) system with DMI’s family of hydrogen powered systems and drones. The joint solution will enable DMI’s clients to operate safer advanced missions like beyond visual
Transport
26 kilometers (16 miles) between Greifswald and Wolgast – that is the distance over which Wingcopter drones recently transported blood samples in the Northeast German federal state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. The flights were carried out by Greifswald University Medical Center in cooperation with DRF Luftrettung and Wingcopter as part of
Commercial
Nordic Unmanned has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Ecoxy, the leading Norwegian provider of accredited emission measurements for the shipping and oil and gas industry. Ecoxy is also accredited to verify GHG reporting under EU ETS. “Emission monitoring is a
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority for the first time approved a point-to-point domestic flight of an unmanned aircraft that utilized the UK’s airways structure when General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew its MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft from Lincolnshire, England to Moray, Scotland
The world’s first hands-free jetpack created by two British entrepreneurs has been revealed. These are the first images ever released of Maverick Aviation’s prototype, which promises to transform the way challenging maintenance, inspections and rescues are carried out worldwide. The jetpack is the brainchild of Hollywood animatronics
Testing
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has completed the first flight test of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) configuration, based on its Coyote Block 3 Non-Kinetic (Block 3NK) reusable UAS design, which it is advancing as an intended air vehicle solution for the US Army's embryonic Air Launched Effects
BVLOS
UMS Skeldar has announced the successful Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) flight as part of ECARO’s customer service operations project. UMS Skeldar participated in three weeks of flight demonstrations at Grottaglie Airport in Italy – deploying a full crew, remote pilot station and the V-150 platform. The trials
Business
Leonardo and Northrop Grumman have announced their intention to jointly pursue opportunities in the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) domain. Drawing on Leonardo’s expertise in rotorcraft and Northrop Grumman’s capabilities in advanced aeronautics and next generation autonomous uncrewed aerial systems, the companies will
Video
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the first truly modern fighter. With its all-metal stressed-skin construction, mono-wing design, enclosed cockpit, and retractable landing gear, it had no equal. It was the fastest military plane in the sky for six years — until another German plane, the Focke-Wulf Fw
Business
AE Industrial Partners, LP, a US-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power generation, and specialty industrial markets, announced that it has expanded its Unmanned and Autonomous platform through the acquisition of Jennings Aeronautics, Inc., a provider of innovative Small Unmanned Aerial Systems. JAI
Agriculture
These agriculture drones start-ups have been contributing their part to the agriculture sector. Agriculture is a sector that is always in the hype. It is one of the most essential parts to keep us all alive. As farmers deal with tough times in monitoring and harvesting crops, new technological