Testing is underway in Japan to transport automated external defibrillators via drone at a golf course near here, hoping to quickly deliver assistance to golfers who suddenly fall ill. Continue reading
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US Army Tests New Laser Weapon Vehicle DE M-SHORAD in Real Combat Environments in Iraq
The U.S. Army is evaluating additional 50-kilowatt platforms as it seeks to buy short-range air defense laser weapons, even as its initial four prototypes deploy in U.S. Central Command’s area of operations, a service official told Defense News. Continue reading
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace to Provide US Navy with First Electric VTOL UAS
The U.S. Navy, through PMA 263, has chosen KHAero to provide its first electric, solar-powered VTOL UAS. It will be fielded by the United States Marine Corps Small Unit Remote Scouting System Continue reading
Unifly’s UTM Platform Completes Successful CORUS-XUAM Demonstrations Throughout Europe
Unifly, a group company of Terra Drone Corporation, and a global supplier of Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) solutions, has announced the successful completion of the CORUS-XUAM project, a collaborative effort that has reshaped the landscape of Urban Air Mobility (UAM) globally. Continue reading
Ukraine’s New Factory-Smashing Drone is a $90,000 Sport Plane with a Robot at the Controls
To pull off one of its deepest strikes ever targeting Russia’s strategic industries, the Ukrainian government took a locally-made ultralight sport plane, swapped its manned controls for robotic controls and packed it with explosives. Continue reading
First Type Certification Application for 1st Class Fixed-Wing Drones in Japan
ITOCHU Corporation (Keita Ishii, President & COO) has announced that Wingcopter GmbH, a drone development and manufacturing company with which ITOCHU has concluded a capital and business alliance as well as a sales agency agreement, has applied for and received the acceptance of the 1st Class first type certification for a fixed-wing drone under the unmanned aircraft (drone) type certification by the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Continue reading
Norway Establishes Arctic Base for Long-Range Drones
The Norwegian government has great ambitions for Andøya, and proposes to reverse the decision to close Andøya so that there will still be a daily military presence at the air station. Andøya is to be developed into a base for long-range drones, and will be central to the support and development of the Norwegian Armed Forces’ space operations. In addition, Andøya is an important airbase for allied reception. Continue reading
Bayraktar TB3 Flies with ASELFLIR-500 Electro-Optical System
The testing process of the Bayraktar TB3 Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, which Baykar developed indigenously and originally, continues successfully. The indigenous UAV successfully completed its 25th flight test with the ASELFLIR-500 Continue reading