Lighter Than Air
Han Tang Technology/UAV Corp through its subsidiary Skyborne Technology, Inc. has successfully conducted an inflation test of the new DATT SA-70 semi-rigid Airship with drone package during the week of November 1-5, 2020. "The DATT SA-70 Airship will have both manned and unmanned capabilities with a package of
Propulsion
The Sky Power SP-55 single-cylinder engine is one of the first engines by the German propulsion manufacturer and comes in different versions. The SP-55 FI TS hybrid is designed to generate electricity in unmanned flight systems. The engine has twin spark plugs and is equipped with a fuel injection. "
News
Easy Aerial, a Brooklyn based provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions for government, public safety, military, and commercial applications, launched its latest system, the Smart Aerial Monitoring System, SAMS-T-MINI. The SAMS-T-MINI is a very compact and portable tethered drone in a box designed for mission-critical, on the move operations. It
Military
Turkey plans to commence serial production of its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) Cargo UAV next year. Turkish Aviation and Space Industry Ismail Demir, Turkey’s President of Defense Industries (SSB) tweeted Monday. The drone is designed to provide logistics support to soldiers in battlefield. It can remain in the
Transport
The U.S. drone delivery company Zipline is getting ready to begin commercial operations in Israel next year. The company has begun the regulatory process and is in talks with potential customers. Zipline hopes to begin its pilot program in Israel early next year, delivering blood and medicine to hospitals
Commercial
Sky-Futures, a worldwide drone inspection and survey service provider, has appointed connected insurance provider, Flock, as its drone insurance partner. The partnership will enable Sky-Futures to seamlessly scale its drone insurance in line with its global expansion plans. The company has now conducted hundreds of large scale projects in over
News
Spanish national air navigation manager ENAIRE is working on European projects to manage the future mobility of people in urban and peri-urban areas through flying vehicles and, in particular, air taxis, as well as activities such as drone parcels. ENAIRE will manage the flights from the first demonstrations with aerotaxis,
Business
Aerial target experts at the Northrop Grumman Space Systems segment (formerly Orbital ATK) in Chandler, Arizona, are building supersonic target drones for the U.S. Navy and Army to help hone missile-defense skills -- particularly against hypersonic weapons. Officials of the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River
Military
Two domestically produced Teng Yun unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were spotted on Thursday (Nov. 5) at Chihhang (志航) Air Force Base in Taitung. The drones are being developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST). Extensive testing started in early October, including flight endurance and night time
Law Enforcement
In the UK, West Midlands Police has turned to Centrik to manage its complex drone programme, using the powerful operational management system to improve efficiency and help its officers “spend less time on administration and more time policing”. The West Midlands Police drone programme – working closely with the National Police
Research
"UAS OPS’’ & ‘’OPS RISK” jointly constitute a survey on drone operations [current and near-future (1 to 2 years)] and operations safety risk assessment methods, that targeted drone operators in the European Union, and that was conducted in English, French, German & Spanish. The results and conclusions of these
C-UAS
For the first time, the Department of Defense outlined its approach for Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) during a virtual industry open house on Oct. 30. The one-day online event informed vendors on upcoming efforts to align C-sUAS capabilities into an enduring and integrated enterprise approach. The industry open house