UAVOS Inc., a Mountain View-based company specialized in unmanned solutions, has completed flight tests of the unmanned SAT-i aircraft powered by the Sun, designed to perform monitoring and aerial photography during daylight hours. Continue reading
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What Happened to Hovertrains?
In 1974, a French train sets a speed record, exceeding 250 miles per hour. But this train is unlike any other before it. Instead of rolling on train wheels, it hovers on a cushion of air. In the 1970’s hovertrains were seriously being considered the solution to slow, antiquated railways, which increasingly had to compete with new superhighways and even intercity air travel. Continue reading
GA-ASI SkyGuardian Completes First Trans-Atlantic Flight of a MALE RPA
On July 11th. at 6:51 p.m. (GMT+1) a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) made history as it landed at the Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK and became the first MALE RPA to successfully complete a trans-Atlantic flight. Continue reading
Burevestnik-MB Armed Drone for Belarus Army
During the military parade marking the Belarus Independence day, Belarusian armed forces have unveiled new types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) which are now in service, including armed drone Burevestnik-MB and Busel-MB reconnaissance drone. Continue reading
Leonardo Adds C-UAV MHR to IM-SHORAD
Leonardo DRS has selected RADA’s Multi-mission Hemispheric Radar (MHR) for the mission equipment package (MEP) solution for the US Army’s Initial Maneuver -Short Range Air Defense (IM-SHORAD) capability. Continue reading
Fourth Annual Women in Drones Networking Event
InterDrone’s fourth annual Women in Drones Luncheon, a special event it spearheaded in 2015 and which has quickly grown into a model for networking in the commercial drone industry, will be held this year on Thursday, September 6, from 12:15 pm – 1:30 pm. Continue reading
Equinor Invests in Methane Detection Start-up SeekOps
Equinor Technology Ventures has made an equity investment in SeekOps Inc., headquartered in Pasadena, CA, to accelerate the manufacturing and adoption of accurate and efficient gas detection devices in the oil and gas industry. Continue reading
SkyGuardian Takes Off on Trans-Atlantic Flight
On July 10th. at 12:48 p.m. CDT a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance (MALE) Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) produced by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) took off from Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA on the first-ever trans-Atlantic flight of a MALE RPA. GA-ASI’s company-owned MQ-9BSkyGuardian is in flight, bound for Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, where it is scheduled to land at approximately 6:45 p.m. local time (GMT+1) on July 11th. Continue reading