High above Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida, a drone controlled by Emirati forces hovered as an SUV carrying a top Shiite Houthi rebel official turned onto a small street and stopped, waiting for another vehicle in its convoy to catch up. Seconds later, the SUV exploded in flames, killing Saleh al-Samad, a top political figure. Continue reading
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UVision Presents Hero-30 Lethal Loitering System Upgrade
UVision Air Ltd will present the Hero-30 launcher in its new advanced configuration, at AUSA 2018. The entire HERO family will also be on display at the event. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $13M USAF RQ-11B Raven Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the United States Air Force awarded the company a $13 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract on Sept. 30, 2018 forRQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to support Latin American and Caribbean nations. Continue reading
Kittyhawk Secures $3M Funding from Travelers
Kittyhawk, a supplier of enterprise drone operations software, has announced a strategic investment from The Travelers Companies, Inc.. The investment will help the company bring unified drone operations to new markets. Continue reading
Boeing Outlines Vision for Aerospace Traffic Management System
Boeing, best known as an aircraft company, has no intention of changing its positioning. That is what Dennis A. Muilenburg, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Boeing Company, is at pains to explain. However, he believes that the way we define airplanes, and what they are capable of, could change significantly. At the Geekwire Summit in Seattle, Muilenburg explained his vision of aviation, that doesn’t involve looking at commercial aircrafts and space rockets in isolation. Continue reading
Blue Angels Miramar Air Show Diamond Warm Up and Practice (2018)
The Blue Angels diamond warm up and practice for the 2018 Miramar Air Show Continue reading
Robonic Delivers Third-Generation KONTIO Launcher to Leonardo
Robonic Ltd Oy, subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense has delivered a third-generation KONTIO pneumatic launcher to Leonardo. Continue reading
Skyfish Unveils First On-board Computing Module, Navigation and Sensor Platform for UAVs
Unmanned aerial vehicle technology developer Skyfish has introduced the company’s computing platform for commercial drones that fully automates crucial infrastructure inspection and measurement tasks for the first time, giving drone service, communication infrastructure, and energy providers unrivalled performance and accuracy. Continue reading






