Texo Drone Survey and Inspection (Texo DSI), the owner operators of a comprehensive and dynamic fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles has announced that it has carried out an internal UAV inspection of a live nuclear asset – a first for the global nuclear sector. Continue reading
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India’s Rustom-2 Delivered to Armed Forces by 2020
The Rustom-II which is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be delivered to the armed forces by 2020, said DRDO Chairman S Chistopher, in Pune on Friday. Continue reading
General Atomics Launches Team SkyGuardian Canada
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the official launch of Team SkyGuardian Canada, consisting of Canadian teammates CAE Canada, MDA, and L3 WESCAM. The team is combining the best of Canadian industry with the world’s most advanced Medium-altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, to fulfil Canada’s RPAS project requirements. Continue reading
UAVOS Develops New Main Rotor Blades for Helicopters
UAVOS Inc, a Mountain View-based company specialised in unmanned solutions, has created a qualitatively new main rotor blade to be installed on helicopters with 77 lbs (35 kg) take-off mass and rotor diameter of 102,36″ (2600 mm). Continue reading
Russia’s Zala Aero Begins Serial Production of New UAV
Zala Aero, part of the Kalashnikov Concern, has launched the serial production of a new unmanned aerial vehicle, ZALA 421-16Ev2, according to the parent company. Continue reading
Design Software Enhances Education Programs
As career opportunities in the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) field evolve, universities around the globe are offering varied degrees related to UAV engineering, operation, and maintenance. Designing, operating and maintaining UAV systems requires knowledge in a number of different fields including mechanical, aerospace, and computer engineering. Continue reading
Airbus Integrates UAM Activities in Munich
Airbus has appointed Eduardo Dominguez Puerta, 40, Head of Urban Air Mobility (UAM), a new Airbus unit, effective 1 June 2018. In his new function, he will report to Patrick de Castelbajac, Executive Vice President Strategy and International. Continue reading
Russian-Built Israeli Drone on Display
Last week, the Sokolniki exhibition and “Patriot” Convention centre in Kubinka, Moscow region, hosted the III Military-scientific conference “the Robotization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation” and the III Scientific-practical conference “prospects of development and application of complexes with unmanned aerial vehicles”. Continue reading







