UAM/UTM
Drone operators in Estonia can now fully utilise the Frequentis UTM suite covering services and applications, implemented for Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS). Users now have access to up-to-date drone flight information, can register themselves as operators and securely exchange data, monitor airspace conditions, file flight plans, and even apply
Video
Under the watchful eye of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, an extraordinary creation has been taking shape - a remarkable aircraft that emerged as the culmination of groundbreaking innovation. The new unmanned aerial vehicle, designated X-65 after a long line of iconic experimental aircraft, will ditch all traditional control
Military
BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics have demonstrated the capabilities of the T-600 heavy lift uncrewed air system (UAS) during a large NATO exercise in Portugal to integrate the very latest maritime technologies across allied forces. The T-600 is an electric-powered demonstrator aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing, can carry
VTOL
Texas A&M engineers are using machine learning to help automate the ship-landing process by mimicking a helicopter pilot’s behaviour. Landing a helicopter on a ship’s flight deck is one of the most challenging and complex maneuvers demanded of a Navy pilot. Unlike a runway, the landing
BVLOS
Skyports Drone Services has partnered with Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix to scale beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations across the country using its long-range vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. In the first phase of the partnership, Skyports Drone Services will embed specialist international drone pilots within Carbonix. The
Military
New video shows the test launch of a Chinese made kamikaze drone, the Sunflower-200. The footage shared on Twitter shows the drone taking off with the assistance of a rocket booster, and (presumably) hitting a target some distance away. The weapon, apparently a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, was previously
C-UAS
NATO wants to open new lines of communication—but not between its member nations. Rather, the organization is exploring a new way for counter-uncrewed aircraft systems (C-UAS) to talk to each other. Open-source intelligence company Janes reported NATO will adopt the U.K. Ministry of Defense’s (MOD) Sensing for
News
Iran's armed forces paraded multiple drones, missiles and other military hardware on September 21st, as the country marked the national Army Day that falls on the anniversary of its 1980s war with Iraq. During the televised ceremony in Tehran, 16 different types of drones were paraded before President
News
UAS Denmark Test Center, Denmark's national drone test center, and Mittarfeqarfiit A/S, Greenland Airports, are now establishing a collaboration that will contribute to the development and testing of drones under Arctic conditions at Kangerlussuaq Airport. With the Greenlandic partnership, UAS Denmark Test Center becomes the first test
News
This GAO Science & Tech Spotlight report explores drone swarm technologies, which use algorithms and local sensors to coordinate drones with minimal human intervention. Swarms could range from a few drones to possibly thousands. Advances in artificial intelligence and drone components have made swarms possible—even if they're
Research
The majority of the UK public now supports the use of drones for a wide variety of applications, according to a new study by the air traffic control service, NATS. Based on research carried out for NATS by Ipsos UK, the public supports the wide use of drones for everything
Military
Skydio has launched Skydio X10, a drone designed for first responders, infrastructure operators, and the US and allied militaries around the world. It has the sensors to capture every detail of the data that matters and the AI-powered autonomy to put those sensors wherever they are needed. It packs more