UAM/UTM
Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. The acquisition was first reported by Forbes, which published
Propulsion
Undefined Technologies Corp, a Florida-based tech startup working on the first silent eVTOL drone powered by ion propulsion, announced that it has completed its Seed Series funding with a valuation just shy of $2MM. This round was led by Dresden Capital Partners Fund, Ltd., with participation from Rio Vista Advisors,
Drone Light Shows
Greenpeace has used this moment to greet world leaders as they made their way to the summit by sending them a strong and simple message. For the first time, 300 illuminated drones and light projections have been used to create breathtaking 3D moving images of iconic animals. The animals travel
Electronic Sub-Systems
Trillium Engineering, a developer of gimbaled cameras for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), announced that it will be supplying Martin UAV with Orion HD80 camera systems in support of a next-generation UAS program. An advanced modified version of Martin UAV’s V-BAT 128 was selected to be the Navy’s next-generation
Video
The U.S. Air Force released a video animation of the directed energy weapon designed at Kirtland Air Force Base. The Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, was built to protect military bases from enemy drone attacks. Amber Anderson, the project manager, said the video was created as a way
Military
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $53,773,633 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract to provide continuing operator, maintenance, logistics and sustainment engineering support, to include training, supply chain and spares management for peculiar items, peculiar support equipment, and technical publications in support of the RQ-4A Global Hawk Broad
Military
The Ukrspecsystems team recently participated in a demonstration for a foreign delegation. The PD-2 UAS automatic takeoff and landing, operating under heavy rain and strong wind at the speed of 10 m/s, and surveillance of an ATGM hitting a target at a 2 km distance.The State Kyiv Design
Commercial
Sony Electronics Inc. announced its first-ever professional drone, the "Airpeak S1"i. An introductory model in the new Airpeak line, the S1 is the world's smallestii drone that can be equipped with a full-size mirrorless interchangeable-lens Alpha camera, opening up a new world of creative possibilities.
Payloads
On May 13, 2021, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) completed initial flight tests of a new brushless generator system on a company-owned Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) at Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona. The initial flight test of the system marks an important milestone towards upgrading
Electronic Sub-Systems
LightWare LiDAR has announced a new product evolution within the LightWare family - the SF45 scanning microLiDAR. This small and lightweight scanning microLiDAR sensor weighs a mere 59 grams and measures only 51 mm x 48 mm x 44 mm - roughly the size of a golf ball! The SF45
The Federal Aviation Administration is convening a committee tasked with recommending rules to permit “beyond line of sight” drone operations, a step toward allowing significantly broader use of unmanned aircraft. UAS Symposium US regulations generally prohibit operators from flying drones beyond operators’ sight, though the FAA has permitted several companies
First Responders
In a disaster, time is of the essence when searching for potential victims who may be difficult to find. Unmanned aerial vehicles make the perfect platform for state-of-the-art technology allowing emergency crews to find those in need and provide situational awareness over a large area. During the 180th Meeting of