News
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao has announced the three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) successfully concluded on Oct. 25. Eight of the nine state, local and tribal governments that participated in the program have signed new agreements with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to
Propulsion
An engine designed and produced by Turkish Aerospace Industries’ (TAI) engine manufacturing subsidiary will be used to power Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer Bayraktar's Akıncı and TB3 drones. The new engine, produced by TUSAS Engine Industries (TEI), has the highest performance figures in its class globally, Selçuk
Business
Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. In a ceremony broadcast to a virtual audience, speakers from the Australian Government, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), U.S. Congress, U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman emphasized the
Business
Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information as part of a broad effort to bolster national security. The primary concerns, those people said, centred on information technology, supply chains, cyber security and intellectual property - worries that have been rising outside
First Responders
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused
Research
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much the same thing—and it could make flying drones safer
Data Links & Communications
Octopus ISR Systems, a brand of UAV Factory, has announced the introduction of a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that features MN-MIMO technology for high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and data communications through Silvus' StreamCaster tactical radios. Silvus’ Mobile Networked MIMO (MN-MIMO) is a state-of-the-art waveform that solves
Commercial
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has introduced the use of drones to assist and enhance its operational efficiency across the country. The development comes after the power distribution company successfully trained its engineers on how the drones operate at its training school in Tema. Management Director of the ECG,
News
The Horsemen" flying a pairs display in 2 x P-51s at Flying Legends in 2011. The Flying Legends is a two-day airshow, held at Duxford Aerodrome in Cambridgeshire, England at the beginning of July every year. The airshow features only warbird and vintage aircraft, such as the Supermarine Spitfire,
Commercial
Blue Bear has successfully demonstrated 7 UAS simultaneously taking off with its push button ‘remote launch’ technology, which allows a remote operator, virtually anywhere in the world, to be able to command a fleet of VTOL Fixed Wing UAS to take off and transition into individual or cooperative swarming missions.
Propulsion
UAV Propulsion Tech has signed a representative agreement with Mejzlik Propellers s.r.o. (Brno, Czech Republic) to market their advanced propeller solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) applications. UAV Propulsion Tech currently represents several global organizations and has been providing advanced technology and hardware solutions to defense and commercial
C-UAS
The Dutch Army has recently completed a live-fire counter-drone trial using Smart Shooter's SMASH Fire Control System. Soldiers from all branches of the Dutch army, including the Air Force, Special Forces, and Marines, attended the trial, which was done in close co-operation with Smart Shooter Dutch Partner, TBM.