At the 2018 International Fighter Conference held in Berlin from November 13-15 2018, one of the topics for presentation and discussion is the European concept and approach to what is being called the Future Combat Air System. Continue reading
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French MQ-9 Reaper Crashes on Return from Mali
A medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) MQ-9 Reaper drone of the French Air Force crashed near Niamey, Niger, on November 17, 2018. The UAV was on its way back from a mission in Mali. Continue reading
Terra Drone Acquires Skeye
Terra Drone Ltd, a global company with its headquarters in Japan, has acquired a majority stake in the leading European drone service provider Skeye. Skeye will become the European headquarters of Terra Drone. With this acquisition Terra Drone has become one of the largest drone service company with more than 250 employees and presence in all continents. Continue reading
Drone Crashes into Manhattan Bank – Pilot Arrested
A drone pilot was busted Friday in Midtown after the high-flying gadget took off on him amid fierce winds and slammed into a Barclays bank building, police and sources said. Continue reading
ŠKODA Tests Drones for Stocktaking
ŠKODA is currently testing advanced drone technology that can identify and count empty containers outside the factory from the air. Continue reading
China’s Beihang Readies BZK-005E for Export
The Beijing-based Beihang Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Technology is now seeking the first international order for its export-specific BZK-005E multirole medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (MALE UAV), following the successful grant of an export licence for the air vehicle earlier in September. Continue reading
Requests in Russia for Drone Flights to Surge 16-fold from 2015 to 2020
The number of requests for drone flights in Russia will skyrocket almost 16-fold against the level of 2015, chief executive of the State ATM Corporation of Russia Igor Moiseenko said last Friday at a meeting on digital development of the transport segment, chaired by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Continue reading
UTC Develops World’s Highest Resolution SWIR Camera
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has delivered four high-resolution shortwave infrared (SWIR) cameras to the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR). These will be part of a unique payload for the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial system (UAS). Continue reading