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A fledgling industry called Advanced Aerial Mobility, or AAM, is getting a jumpstart from the state. Michigan has awarded $4.1 million in grants to help develop the new technology, which uses unmanned drones over short to medium distances to move materials. Continue reading
The U.S. Army is training soldiers to 3D print drone components as part of its new Unmanned Advanced Lethality Course (UALC). Headed by the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE), UALC trains military personnel in producing, maintaining, and operating small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), including first-person view (FPV) drones. Continue reading
– Reliable Robotics, has announced that it will provide automated aircraft to the United States Air Force. The contract includes the purchase, integration, and test of the Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) onboard a Cessna 208B aircraft. Continue reading
One of Russia’s largest drone manufacturers, AO Kronstadt, is on the verge of bankruptcy after months of financial turmoil and mounting lawsuits, Russian media reported. Continue reading
Naval aviators need to be able to trust any future drone wingmen as much as their human counterparts, a U.S. Navy strike fighter tactics instructor has told TWZ. This echoes past comments from members of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and is set to be a critical factor in turning the Navy’s still very nascent and evolving crewed-uncrewed teaming vision into a reality. Continue reading
Russia has significantly reduced the unit cost of its long-range Shahed-type attack drones over the past three years, according to Ukrainian intelligence and independent defense analysts. Continue reading
– Heven, has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with NextTech Solutions (NTS), a systems integrator and federal technology provider based in the United States. Continue reading
Firefighters were called between Junction 13 for Folkestone and Junction 12 for Cheriton for a ‘vehicle fire’, but found the overturned drone on fire at 2pm. Continue reading