Transport
Aerit has just completed Sweden’s first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) food delivery in collaboration with Region Halland using its autonomous drone the Nimbi. The delivery flight began at Hygge, a local cafe near Tylösand beach, where a freshly made galette was winched into the Nimbi waiting
Transport
ANRA Technologies, a supplier of integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, has announced its engagement in live drone flights over Japan, showcasing its airspace management and drone delivery software platforms as part of a project led by NEDO (National Institute of New Energy and Industrial Technology
C-UAS
Raytheon UK has been awarded a demonstrator contract to provide a High-Energy Laser Weapon System, or HELWS, to the UK Ministry of Defence. Raytheon UK will deliver the MOD’s high-energy laser demonstrator to show the application of directed energy weapons technology to help protect the UK armed forces from
Military
Leonardo’s AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) has received basic military certification from Italy’s DAAA (Direzione degli Armamenti Aeronautici e per l’Aeronavigabilità), the Directorate for Air Armaments and Airworthiness. This achievement marks the world’s first military certification for a RUAS in the 200kg class. AWHero’s
Military
Northrop Grumman is going to repurpose four ex-U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk drones as Range Hawk surveillance platforms to monitor hypersonic missile tests. The change of role for the drones is part of the Air Force’s efforts to divest itself of the oldest Global Hawks and reflects
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In March Patently Apple posted an IP report titled "Apple has Won a Patent relating to Drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles," and more importantly relating to drones connected to cellular networks. Below is Apple's patent FIG. 9 from the March patent that illustrates a three-dimensional space for
Testing
Strategically positioned between Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Malta has a long history in the maritime aviation arena, starting with the construction of its first seaplane base at Kalafrana in 1916 and the launch of commercial flight operations in 1926. Building on this expertise, the country now aims to
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Thailand Post tested drone delivery for the first time this week with a plan to start delivering medicines to patients difficult to reach by regular mail carriers. The mail delivery service tested drone delivery at Sing Buri Technical College by flying a fleet of drones with medicine parcels to a
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed the transfer of two MQ-9A Reaper Block 5 Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to the U.S. Marine Corps on October 15, 2021. The two aircraft have been operated by the USMC since 2018 under a Company Owned/Company Operated (COCO) lease agreement in support
Business
The Drone Racing League (DRL), the world's premier, professional drone racing property, and Draganfly Inc., an award-winning drone solutions and systems developer, announced a multi-year partnership. The companies will launch DRL Labs, an innovation hub, to research and develop next generation drone technology that will advance the sport
Testing
UMS Skeldar’s V-200 has successfully completed five-day long surveillance flight trial demonstrations aboard the OPV Turva as part of the Valvonta2 project led by the Finnish Border Guard and funded by the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. The project aims to achieve an understanding of how authorities could use
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With the start of ADEX (Seoul, Oct. 19, Booth A64), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) kicks off a busy fall season in the Republic of Korea. In addition to participating in ADEX – the largest aerospace event in ROK – GA-ASI is working with the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and