The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) began receiving Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) drone permit applications via its website. Those who own a drone or wish to purchase one and fly it in Saudi Arabia can register and receive the relevant permits online. On its website on Thursday, GACA announced
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Elbit Systems has sold Azerbaijan its latest unmanned aerial vehicle which is capable of long-range precise tactical kamikaze strikes, The Jerusalem Post has learned.Called the SkyStriker, it has been described by Elbit Systems “as a silent, invisible, and surprise attacker,” which “delivers the utmost in precision and reliability,
A drone attack on a Yemeni government base by the rebel Houthi movement has reportedly killed six soldiers. The drone exploded above a podium at al-Anad base, in the southern province of Lahj, where high-ranking officers and officials were watching a parade. Medics said army deputy chief of
Following the recently presented SP-110 FI TS, Sky Power GmbH starts 2019 with another new product and presents the second newly developed 2-stroke engine. The SP-210 FI TS is based on the same engine concept and optionally can also be offered without system carrier. The newly developed
A key base in the fight against ISIS got more range as the Air Force brought in extended-range MQ-9 Reapers to replace older remotely piloted aircraft. The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing last month received two of the MQ-9 Block 1 Reapers with the extended-range package. The
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The Royal Thai Navy has announced its desire to purchase the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) U-1 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), produced by RV Connex Company Ltd (RV Connex). It has been decided, following a selection, that the Royal Thai Navy would acquire the RTAF U-1 UAS as
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As part of the new operational capabilities (NCO) market for PCBs (projection and command building), a second Camcopter S-100 aerial drone equipped with an AIS receiver * was delivered and received by the DGA at the end of November 2018, on the Naval Air Station Hyères (Var). Immediately transferred to
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The Boeing 2707 was the first American supersonic airliner project. Being the most advanced of all supersonic airliners created at that time (Concorde, Tu-144) the plane was planned to have seating for 250 to 300 passengers and cruise speeds of approximately Mach number 3. But the Boeing 2707 was
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a first of its kind agreement with Santos Lab Comercio E Industria Aerospacial LTDA, (Santos Lab) on use of UAVs and advanced analytics for large scale precision agricultural applications. Under the agreement, IAI will provide the UAV systems and analyze the collected data. Santos Lab
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The nEUROn combat drone demonstrator started its 4th " Low Observability " test campaign in November. This campaign is conducted by the Directorate General of Armament (DGA) with the support of Dassault Aviation. It was carried out in Istres by the teams of DGA Flight Tests and consists of a
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A project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes with a 5 kg payload, setting an exciting new benchmark for flight time and payload in the commercial UAV industry. Project RACHEL, supported by Innovate
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Anemoment LLC, a specialized meteorological instrument design firm located in Longmont, CO, announced the availability of its TriSonica Mini Wind and Weather Sensor with an integrated pipe-mount base accommodating any ½” schedule 10 pipe. This new mounting option streamlines and simplifies integration of the TriSonica Mini Wind and Weather Sensor