UAM/UTM
Canadian commercial drone operator, IN-FLIGHT Data, this week is embarking upon Canada's largest BVLOS (Beyond Visual-Line-Of-Sight) UAS Operations trial to date, with support from senseFly, a provider of professional mapping drones and a commercial drone subsidiary of Parrot Group. The project’s goal is to demonstrate that BVLOS
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BlueBird Aero Systems - a designer, developer and producer of Micro, Mini and Small tactical UAS and peripheral equipment –will expose an exceptional Cargo Release Capability of ThunderB UAV at Eurosatory 2018. According to Ronen Nadir, CEO of BlueBird Aero systems, "We are proud to reveal the new, exciting
Weapons Systems
UVision Air Ltd. - a manufacturer of lethal aerial loitering systems of all sizes - has demonstrated its Hero-30 short-range loitering system to strategic clients. “These recent trials for strategic customers are just the latest in a long list of successful trials” says Noam Levitt, CEO of UVision. “The scenarios
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Steadicopter Ltd. - a provider of advanced Unmanned Robotics Helicopters for Defense, HLS and civilian applications - will unveil final configuration of its Black Eagle 50 Rotary Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (RUAV) system at EUROSATORY 2018. “We are proud to announce we have completed development of the Black Eagle 50 RUAV
Transport
Engineers at Beihang Unmanned Aircraft System Technology, a part of Beihang University in Beijing, are designing a drone that will be able to fly 1,500 kilometers carrying 1 metric ton of cargo. They plan to finalize their design before year's end and construct a prototype in 2019
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Now, humanity has harnessed the awesome power of drones and created the most advanced parasol to date: Free Parasol. That’s “Free” in the sense of freedom. These 150-centimeter (59-inch) wide things are hardly free of charge and are expected to cost 30,000 yen (US$275) a piece.However,
Military
Russia unveiled its Katran rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the Victory Day Parade in May. “The trials of the Katran UAV are scheduled for this summer [mid-2018],” a Russian aerospace industry source told Jane's . The Katran is designed for firesupport and reconnaissance missions, and carries a photo
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This video shows a swarm of 56 small, unmanned boats operating in the South China Sea. While a rudimentary demonstration, it mirrors similar exercises performed by U.S. Navy boats practicing — semi-autonomously — to defend harbours and intercept incoming vessels. The Chinese robo-boats do not appear to be armed, but the
Transport
Ele.me, one of China’s leading online food delivery platforms, has been given the green light by authorities to operate in the country’s initial delivery routes for drones. The 17 newly approved routes over an industrial zone in Shanghai will enable consumers there to receive online takeaway meal
Propulsion
The Pratt & Whitney (P&W) PW815 engine was selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) to power their proposed solution for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft. On April 5th, the GA-ASI/P&W team completed its first powered run of
Military
L3 MAS announced that it has teamed with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to form Team Artemis to offer the state-of-the-art Artemis Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), based on IAI’s Heron TP, for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) program. The Artemis UAS is a
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A historic ribbon cutting ceremony took place last Thursday morning at Naval Base Ventura County for a special surveillance system. The Unmanned Patrol Squadron One Nine (VUP-19) celebrated the base's re-purposed, WWII-era hangar, now housing two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles. "Today is really a historical event