Nouvelle-Aquitaine was the first region in France convinced of the potential of a drone sector, creating the AETOS cluster in 2010. Within a few years thanks to collaboration between public authorities, innovative start-ups and SMEs, industrial players and universities, new solutions have been proposed in this fast-growing sector, with countless businesses using drones daily.
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Ultimate Unmanned Unveils Viper 1000C
South African company Ultimate Unmanned has launched its new Viper 1000C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is based on a Stemme motor glider. Continue reading
Trimble Sells UAS Business to Delair-Tech
Trimble has announced today that Delair-Tech has acquired its Belgium-based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business. Delair-Tech is a leading provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial inspection and asset management applications headquartered in Toulouse, France. Continue reading
Bell to Assess Potential MQ-8C Fatigue for US Navy
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Bell Helicopter a USD3.3 million contract to investigate the potential for future flight strain, fatigue, and tail boom cracking on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Continue reading
RAF Wants British Weapons for Protector Fleet
The UK Royal Air Force remains confident that it will introduce British-made weapons onto its future Protector unmanned air vehicle, although a final decision on this element of the programme has yet to be made. Continue reading
Drone Aviation Granted Patent for Electric Tethered Drone Products
Drone Aviation, a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has been awarded a patent (US Patent 9,446,858) by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its Electric Tethered Aerial Platform (ETAP) technologies as currently utilized in its WATT and BOLT tethered drone products. Continue reading
General Atomics Awarded Navy MQ-25 Contract
General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business has received a potential one-year, $44 million contract to perform risk reduction efforts for theU.S. Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned carrier aerial system program. Continue reading
45 Nations Sign Declaration on Armed Drone Exports
More than 40 nations have joined the U.S. in a joint declaration aimed at controlling exports of armed or weapons-capable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Major UAV-producing nations such as Israel, Russia, China and India are not among signatories to the declaration of broad principles, which is a precursor to setting more detailed standards. Continue reading