General Atomics MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper
Spain plans to purchase two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Block 5 Reapers for $34 million via the US foreign military sales process. Continue reading
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Using Infrared Drone Technology to Inspect Solar Panels
An East Coast industrial plant had for months experienced a significant drop off in energy production from its 36,000-square-foot solar field. The plant’s maintenance team had been unable to find any problems with the solar panels during routine thermal/infrared monitoring from the ground. Continue reading
Using Drones for Inspecting Power Plant Boilers in Japan
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) is putting into practical service unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to more easily and efficiently inspect the interiors of power plant boilers and other large indoor structures. Demonstration testing for manually operated drones was completed last year, and MHPS plans to begin offering the inspection service from April 2019. Continue reading
Spain Orders Final Two Reapers
Spain has contracted two more General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to add to the two already ordered in 2017. Continue reading
ADAMA Partners with Tactical Robotics on Ag-Cormorant
Global crop protection company ADAMA Ltd. has partnered with Tactical Robotics Ltd., an Israeli aerospace company, in a joint feasibility study for a High-Payload, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Aerial Spraying. Continue reading
Skycatch Announces Enterprise-Wide Deal with DPR
Skycatch has announced that DPR Construction has signed an enterprise-wide agreement with Skycatch, creating a new model of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) standardization and productivity available for all of their project sites. Continue reading
Iraq Unveils Indigenous UAV
Iraq’s State Company for Military Industries (SCMI) unveiled a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during the IQDEX show held in Baghdad in March. Continue reading
Trackwise Ships 26 Meter Flexible Printed Circuit for UAV
Trackwise has shipped a 26-metre long multilayer flexible printed circuit (FPC), believed to be the longest ever produced, for distributing power and control signals across the wings of a solar-powered, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The circuit is one of over fifty supplied by Trackwise into this vehicle. Continue reading