Transport
Walmart and Zipline announced the launch of its much-anticipated instant delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. The new service will make on-demand deliveries of select health and wellness and consumable items from the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Pea Ridge, Arkansas. “Zipline’s autonomous aircraft present an incredible opportunity
Business
Russian company ZALA AERO (part of the Kalashnikov group of companies), one of the largest domestic manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles, has signed a contract to supply seven unmanned aerial vehicle systems to Panamanian company UAV LATAM. "ZALA AERO and UAV LATAM have signed a contract to supply seven
Inspections
Percepto, pioneering autonomous inspection with industrial robotics, announced the launch of its upgraded 2022 Autonomous Inspection & Monitoring (AIM) platform and its new Air Mobile drone. Recently listed in TIME magazine's 100 Best Inventions of 2021, Percepto offers the only end-to-end solution powered by AI to
Propulsion
Cerys, aged 8 from Norfolk and Lara, aged 15 from Surrey have been crowned the winners of easyJet’s ‘Aircraft of the Future’ competition following a nationwide contest. The airline launched the competition in October, challenging the next generations of engineers to design their vision for future flying - a passenger
Agriculture
Seed-scattering drones are crisscrossing Croatia's skies in an airborne attempt to replant remote forests damaged by fire, an initiative its backers aim to promote internationally. The tactic is not new, but the venture in Croatia disperses seeds in larger containers than those seen elsewhere -- the size of
Video
The Consolidated PBY Catalina,was one of the most versatile and effective multi-role aircraft of World War II. Although this flying amphibious aircraft did not sport the war face of a B17 Bomber, it paved the way to victory for the United States and its allies across the Pacific
Transport
Early October 2021, DragonFlyPads, Unifly and partners carried out a series of unprecedented tests for parcel delivery by drone at Rungis International Market, the biggest food market in France, located in a busy urban environment only 15 km from Paris, France and 3 km from Orly international airport. DragonFlyPads installed
Transport
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced the successful initial tests of its next generation Sparrow drone. The next generation Sparrow, to be commercialized as the Canary, successfully passed first tests. Flight range and cargo capacity of the Canary will be confirmed via future testing but it is expected to have
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Emirati conglomerate the Edge Group has unveiled a series of vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones as well as a precision-guided munition system. The first day of the Dubai Airshow featured the QX-5 and QX-6 UAVs introduced at the company pavilion with Faisal Al Bannai, the CEO and
Events
There are about 60 thousand (59,901) operators in the drone sector in Italy today according to the latest data from the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ENAC) and, in a market that still faces “difficulties and slowness in the regulatory and bureaucratic field” forecasts are for & ograve; of
Military
The Royal Navy has expanded its fleet of remotely-piloted drones – the far-seeing eyes of navy warships – with new training, personnel and 12 aircraft. The sailors at 700X Naval Air Squadron recently took delivery of their latest Puma air systems and can now immediately deploy flights as required for
Testing
Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have demonstrated the ability to use its solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. The trial took place in the United States in August, when the Zephyr S aircraft undertook approx. 18-day stratospheric flights to test various