VTOL
The US Navy declared initial operational capability of the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter June 28 clearing the way for fleet operations and training. The MQ-8 Fire Scout is a sea-based, vertical lift unmanned system that is designed to provide reconnaissance, situational awareness, and precision targeting support
Commercial
The federal agency in charge of monitoring the environment wants a new drone that can take off and land on a single spot while still achieving high speeds in flight. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released a solicitation Wednesday looking for a small business that can provide a hybrid
Business
Tokyo-headquartered Terra Drone Corporation, has entered into an investment agreement with NDT Corrosion Control Services Co. (NDTCCS), a leading Saudi company which has been providing nondestructive testing and inspection services in the Middle East since 1975. With this agreement, Terra Drone and NDTCCS will establish a new joint venture,
The London Metropolitan Police will use a drone in a crackdown on dangerous drivers. The unmanned aerial vehicle will target "road users engaged in dangerous driving, such as racing, that could potentially put others at risk", the force said. Safety charity Brake welcomed the use of technology "
Commercial
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced Delair Takeoff, a cost-effective subscription program for accessing the company’s high performance Delair UX11 family of UAVs and its delair.ai, cloud-based data management solution. Customers can pay a fixed monthly fee and have unlimited use of the
Video
During the height of the Korean conflict, another air confrontation broke out in the skies over communist Czechoslovakia Above the village of Merklin MiG-15s went head-to-head with intruding American F-84 Thunderjets. The result was shocking and caused a major diplomatic incident. Source: YouTube [themoneytizer id="
The rapid rise in the number of drones worldwide has been accompanied by increasing reports of near misses with commercial aircraft. Bird-strike tests for aircraft are mandatory. To date, however, there is no equivalent standard test procedure for collisions with drones. In order to to be able to fundamentally
Airobotics, has unveiled a highly drone-stabilized payload for inspection and security applications at ADS’ 2019 Warrior Expo East. Named Trion, this payload marks Airobotics’ first in-house developed and manufactured sensor for the market—available both with and independent of—its leading automated drone hardware and data insights platform.
Business
Paragon VTOL Aerospace, a global vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft provider for numerous industries, has adopted solutions from Siemens Digital Industries Software for its product development process. Paragon produces industry-specific drone hardware ranging from security applications for agricultural theft and commuter law adherence to human passenger drones.
C-UAS
The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for planes flying through in recent weeks originates inside a Russian air base inside Syria, according to data collected by a US-based researcher. This interference to the Global Positioning System (GPS) reception does not appear to be specifically directed at Israel,
Business
Leonardo’s board of directors has approved a plan for the company to absorb its unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing Sistemi Dinamici subsidiary into the main business line of the firm. Sistemi Dinamici develops, produces and sells UAVs, in particular the AWHero unmanned helicopter, and became a subsidiary of Leonardo in
Accidents
Eastern Libyan forces loyal commander Khalifa Haftar said they destroyed a Turkish drone parked at Tripoli’s only working airport on Sunday and declared a “general mobilization” as tensions between Ankara and the eastern administration mounted. Haftar’s forces said they hit the drone in an air strike on Mitiga