– American Aerospace Technologies, Inc. flew an around the clock mission carrying a 5lb mission payload with its AiRanger Group 3 Unmanned Aerial System. Continue reading
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NASA Makes Progress on Advanced Drone Safety Management System
– NASA is testing a new software system to create an improved warning system – one that can predict hazards to drones before they occur. The In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) will monitor, assess, and mitigate airborne risks in real time. Continue reading
Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace Partners with GA-ASI on Gray Eagle STOL UAV
– Hanwha Aerospace announced on 2 April that it is partnering General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc to develop and manufacture unmanned aircraft systems for the global defence market. Continue reading
Baykar Starts Training Employees for Ukraine Drone Plant
Turkey’s Baykar has begun training future employees for a drone manufacturing plant under construction in Ukraine, a move that signals confidence in the war-torn nation’s industrial future despite ongoing hostilities. Continue reading
AI-Powered Drones Track Down Fires in German Forests
Inside a green orb planted in the German countryside is a high-tech aid to prevent wildfires that have grown more common and destructive with rising global temperatures. The installation, resembling a giant golf ball covered in solar panels, is the hangar for an AI-powered drone that its developer hopes one day will be able to sniff out and extinguish new blazes in minutes. Continue reading
No Way Out for Ions: Continental Introduces Solution for One of the Greatest Hydrogen Challenges
– Continental has developed a line for cooling in the hydrogen powertrain of commercial vehicles, which considerably reduces the penetration of ions into the media circuit. The synthetic rubber line has a mixture of materials whose special properties make them less susceptible to the leaching of ions from the line material. Continue reading
Saab 35 – the Mach 2 Beast no one was Ready for
An aggressor squadron screams across the Baltic sky, closing in on the Swedish Saab 35 Draken at Mach 1.7. By all conventional wisdom, the brand new Swedish fighter should have been trapped—outgunned, outmaneuvered, and seconds away from being another Cold War casualty. But this is no ordinary aircraft. Continue reading
AeroVironment Stockholders Approve $4BN Acquisition of BlueHalo
– AeroVironment stockholders have approved the issuance of AV common stock for the acquisition of the defense engineering company BlueHalo. In a statement posted Tuesday, Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president and CEO of AV, said the milestone will enable his company to move forward with BlueHalo’s acquisition and turn AV into a leading defense technology company. Continue reading