A selection of leading young engineers from the UK and overseas will be challenged to design, build and operate an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in a humanitarian aid mission as part of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ annual challenge. Continue reading
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Chinese University Flies a Swarm of Fixed-Wing Drones
According to an article published two days ago in the Chinese military’s official journal , a team of researchers from the Chinese military university National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) successfully tested, in early December, a swarm of ” several tens of fixed-wing drones. Continue reading
NAVAIR Plans to Install ACAS Xu on MQ-4C Fleet
Northrop Grumman will prepare to modify the MQ-4C Triton unmanned air system with an emerging technology that can be used to help the maritime surveillance aircraft sense and avoid other objects in flight. Continue reading
Elistair Raises €2 M to Accelerate International Growth
Elistair, a supplier of tethered drones for aerial surveillance with unlimited autonomy, has announced a 2 milllion euros fundraising with Starquest Capital and its historic investors. Continue reading
Colorado Professor Shares $5M UAE Rain Enhancement Program Award for UAV Seeding Project
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and Minister of Presidential Affairs, the awardees of the Third Cycle of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science were announced and honoured at an exclusive ceremony held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018. Continue reading
NASA Armstrong’s GO1 Inert Test Article Captive Carry
Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. (GO) completed the GO1 Inert Test Article captive carry flight test at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in December. Continue reading
2018 Commercial UAV Expo, Incorporating Drone World Expo, to Be Held in October in Las Vegas
South Korea Agency for Defense Development Selects SimActive
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, has announced that the Republic of Korea Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has selected Correlator3D. Their use of the software will include processing UAV and satellite imagery. The transaction was facilitated through a SimActive partner in the region, GeoFocus Inc. Continue reading






