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Baykar staff pose with the prototype Bayraktar Akıncı in the factory, with production Bayraktar TB2s in the background
Turkey’s newest armed drone, the Bayraktar Akıncı (Raider), successfully completed a 16-minute maiden flight on December 6, 2019. The flight was undertaken from the Turkish Army’s Çorlu airfield in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdağ province. The aircraft made a fully automatic takeoff and landing during the brief test. Continue reading
Air travel before the Jet Age wasn’t always glamorous. The relentless noise and vibration from a piston powered propeller aircraft often made long flights even more exhausting. Most aircraft also couldn’t fly high enough to avoid bad weather, so air sickness was more common. Continue reading
The Air Force Academy brought a cutting-edge, multi-drone light show to its campus last month to celebrate its storied rivalry with West Point. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recreational drone flyer test will be an important opportunity to educate recreational flyers about the rules of the sky as we continue to safely integrate drones into our nation’s airspace. Continue reading
Multifunctional frontline fighter MiG-35 at the International aviation and space salon MAKS-2019
Seen during pre-selection trials in Switzerland, the Hermes 900 was chosen by the Swiss government in 2015 to fulfil the country’s ADS-15 requirement
Switzerland has received in-country the first of six Elbit Systems Hermes 900 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the government announced on 9 December. Continue reading
As swarms of locusts continue to infest and destroy vegetation in Sindh and the issue has persisted for months, it has become evident that the authorities concerned have still not been able to control the situation. Continue reading
Yesterday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) began a series of demonstration flights using its MQ-9 Guardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The flights, being hosted by the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) and staged out of Larissa Air Base in Greece, showcase the maritime surveillance capabilities of the MQ-9, as well as the GA-ASI-developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system. Continue reading