Propulsion
Whilst the commercial drone industry continues to expand, key issues surrounding the safety, integration and noise pollution of unmanned aircraft are failing to be addressed. Founded in 2022, British company Greenjets Limited is capitalising on these industry shortcomings with their family of breakthrough electric jet engines. On May 10th, Greenjets
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WiBotic – a Seattle company that specializes in advanced charging and power optimization solutions for the rapidly expanding ecosystem of aerial, mobile, space and industrial robots – introduced PowerPad Pro, a stand-alone platform which can also seamlessly integrate into any existing hangar or other UAV storage facility. PowerPad Pro automatically charges drones
Propulsion
In an industry first, Britten-Norman, manufacturers of the iconic Islander aircraft, and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS), pioneers in hydrogen-electric fuel cell propulsion technology, have signed a Heads of Terms agreement, signaling their intention to merge and to create the world’s first fully integrated, zero-emissions sub regional aircraft for entry
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Hypersonix USA, Inc is partnering with established launch provider Rocket Lab USA, Inc for the first launch of DART AE. Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU’s) hypersonic and high-cadence testing capabilities (HyCAT) project and its mission partners are prototyping a suite of modern, low-cost, high-cadence, dual-use airborne testing platforms (vehicles)
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Amprius Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of next-generation lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, is preparing to supply commercial level shipments to AeroVironment in support of the company’s Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering missile system. Amprius is providing high energy density lithium-ion battery cells to power versions of AeroVironment’
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The German state of Rhineland-Palatinate is supporting the Koblenz-based company AeroDCS GmbH in the development of the UAV Air Barrow Fuel Cell with an innovation grant of EUR 340,000. "Rhineland-Palatinate has set itself the goal of achieving balance sheet electricity coverage from 100 percent renewable energies from 2030
Business
Swiss startup Destinus sets its eyes on building a hypersonic airplane fueled with hydrogen that blazes from city to city in a blink of an eye with less emission. The hypersonic plane speeds through velocities more than five times the speed of sound. ‘You can reach the other side of
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DroneUp, LLC, an autonomous drone delivery platform and drone services provider, has announced that it has agreed to test new hydrogen fuel cell technology created by Doosan Mobility Innovation (DMI), a South Korean based company. The DMI and DroneUp agreement was first initiated in October 2022 and is focused on
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H2Fly has successfully tested the ground-based cryogenic fuel filling procedure that'll power groundbreaking liquid hydrogen aircraft flights in the coming months. Liquid H2 will be an absolute game-changer, allowing clean long-distance air travel. Replacing the rich energy source of Jet-A kerosene with a zero-carbon alternative is no easy
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New Zealand startup Kea Aerospace used an electric Audi launch vehicle for the “Kea Atmos Mk1” aircraft. After reaching takeoff speed, the solar-powered aircraft is released for flight testing. The Kea Atmos Mk 1 uncrewed aircraft has been designed to be used for stratospheric flight testing. It has a wingspan
Research
In an article recently published in the journal Solar Energy, researchers discussed the enhancements of photovoltaic (PV) receivers in laser wireless power transmission (LWPT) by using non-imaging optics. Laser Wireless Power Transmission (LWPT) In the area of wireless energy transmissions, such as space control in orbit, spacecraft sensor networks, satellite-to-satellite
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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine developer Orbital Corporation has received a A$2.08 million continuation contract with its major Singapore customer for the Design and Development and Verification and Validation phase of the principal engine development contract signed in July 2022. It’s another positive milestone in the new