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Hermeus, the aerospace company developing Mach 5 aircraft, announced the signing of a $60 million U.S. Air Force partnership for flight testing its first aircraft, Quarterhorse. Quarterhorse will validate the company's proprietary turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) engine, based around the GE J85 turbojet engine, and is
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Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer of long-endurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems designed for a wide range of commercial, defense and public safety applications, has announced the launch of its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR). The company also announces its latest round of funding, led by
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In a study published this month in the Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, researchers led by the University of Tsukuba have demonstrated wireless power transmission via microwaves for a free-flying drone and determined the efficiency of this process. Previous analyses of this kind were carried out decades ago and
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A new type of electric, fixed-wing drone recently achieved a world record for time in the air within the group-2 fully electric category. The flight shows what combat support by electric drones could look like, as the Defense Department works to connect more hardware under increasingly difficult conditions.
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On Thursday, July 15, NWUAV was joined by a variety of stakeholders to celebrate the grand opening of their hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing center. Featuring UAV engineering, machining, wiring, engine manufacturing, testing, and now UAV hydrogen fuel cell manufacturing, the NWUAV campus is a unique UAV tech and manufacturing hub
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Doosan Mobility Innovation(DMI) is accelerating its plan to enter the European market with the first European dealer, FRP Advanced Technologies Aerospace & Defence, S.L(FRP Tech.). FRP Tech., is a professional drone sales and service provider, supporting innovative drone solutions and platforms for civil and military sectors. In
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The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP) as part of the USAF’s efforts to develop high-impact technologies critical to the future of aviation and aerial combat. Designed primarily as
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Undefined Technologies Corp, a Florida-based tech startup working on the first silent eVTOL drone powered by ion propulsion, announced that it has completed its Seed Series funding with a valuation just shy of $2MM. This round was led by Dresden Capital Partners Fund, Ltd., with participation from Rio Vista
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JetPack Aviation, JPA, developer of the world’s first FAA-certified personal turbine JetPack has announced a cooperative supply agreement with Prometheus Fuels Inc., inventors of the Titan Fuel Forge, which makes zero net carbon “fuel from the air”. Continuing its technology sprint towards environmentally responsible, personal flight mobility, JPA
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Orbital Corporation Ltd has advised that it has delivered the first engine system to its Singapore defence customer. Orbital UAV signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of Singapore’s largest defence companies in March 2020. The MoU is for the design, development and initial low rate production of multi-
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Gasoline and diesel engines, which are powered by fossil fuels, will soon be sidelined by climate change. Instead, new propulsion systems will be required. One fuel with a big potential is hydrogen. Hydrogen vehicles are equipped with a reinforced tank that is fueled at a pressure of 700 bar. This
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A&M EDM, precision engineers in the West Midlands of the UK have announced the successful commissioning of their proprietary commercial UAS (unmanned aerial system) propulsion system by a non-European client. The customer required a propulsion system with an integrated starter generator system able to perform on-board