Testing
Skyward, a Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. This announcement reaffirms that drone technology like the software developed by Skyward is one of the innovations needed to empower cellular-connected drones to unlock complex operations like
C-UAS
New technology used in a collaboration between the U.S. military and British authorities has detected more than 50 small drones violating the airspace around two bases used by the U.S. Air Force in England in the past nine months, officials have said. Since last October, when the technology
Electronic Sub-Systems
The experimentation and demonstration campaign of the ECARO (Egnos Civil Aviation Roadmap) project, performed at Grottaglie Airport, has just concluded. Its results were discussed at the online conference GNSS-BASED AUTONOMOUS UAS FLIGHT - DEMO DAY, in which representatives of EUSPA (Eruopean Union Agency for the Space Programmes), ENAC, Aeroporti di
Electronic Sub-Systems
uAvionix Corporation announced that, for the second time in as many quarters, it has certified a micro-transponder with the Department of Defense (DoD) Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System Identification Friend or Foe Program Office (AIMS PO). The RT-2087/ZPX-A, now certified in accordance with the AIMS
A group of demonstrators gathered in Springfield, Missouri, last week as part of a movement claiming that birds are actually drones operated by the government. One demonstrator's sign claimed that when birds innocuously sit on power lines, they are in fact charging their batteries. It's unclear
Commercial
Three Norwegian graduate students enrolled in the MIT Professional Education Advanced Study Program (ASP), spring 2020 was the moment when technology, innovation, and preparation met opportunity and they began working together to transport biological samples using autonomous vehicles. Lars Erik Matsson Fagernæs, Bernhard Paus Græsdal, and Herman Øie Kolden were
Commercial
Reign Maker, a drone and data services innovation company, has announced the launch of Nixie, a drone-enabled water sampling and data collection system, designed to drastically increase sampling rates and accuracy while reducing the number of required field personnel and eliminating the dependence on marine vessels. To ensure our
UAM/UTM
Volocopter, flew its Volocopter 2X electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield during the Paris Air Forum. With both, the flight demonstration of their Volocopter 2X and the VoloCity model onsite, the German UAM developer demonstrated the progress they are making to introduce eVTOL aircraft
C-UAS
Dedrone, a supplier of smart airspace security announced that it has surpassed 1,000 sensors sold, and continues to rapidly expand the global Dedrone footprint exceeding 250% revenue growth year-over-year. Dedrone detects, identifies, and locates nearly 250 different drone types and can provide mitigation when authorized for use.
Video
On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival on June 14, nearly a thousand UAVs flew over the Huangpu River on the North Bund of Shanghai but the show ended in disaster. Dozens of drones fell from a high altitude and landed freely on luxury yachts and cruise ships and
Video
Consolidated's bomber, the B-32 Dominator, was the final heavy strategic bomber to enter the U.S. Army Air Forces' service. It was initially created as an alternative just in case development of the ambitious Boeing B-29 Superfortress failed. Before the conclusion of World War 2
Propulsion
The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP) as part of the USAF’s efforts to develop high-impact technologies critical to the future of aviation and aerial combat. Designed primarily as