With weather, limited flights and long distances, gravel runways at remote airports — particularly in Northern Canada — are difficult to get to, let alone to inspect for safety. Continue reading
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NATO Awards First-Ever Multinational C-UAS Contract
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has approved the first Counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) procurement framework agreement in NATO’s history. Continue reading
Tiny Jets Masquerading as Cruise Missiles Featured in Michigan Airpower Exercise
Tiny JSX-2 microjets, each with a pilot crammed inside, have been zipping around the skies over Michigan playing the part of hostile aerial threats like drones and cruise missiles as part of a large force exercise. Continue reading
Italy Cleared for Newbuild Block 5 Reaper UAS
The US government has approved the sale of newbuild Block 5 versions of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to Italy, adding to those already in service that are being upgraded to the same standard. Continue reading
AgEagle Aerial Systems Delivers eBee VISION Drones to the French Army
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc announced the delivery of the first 20 eBee VISION systems to its reseller for French Army surveillance operations. Continue reading
First Look at Skyports’ UK Vertiport Revealed
Skyports Infrastructure has unveiled designs for the UK’s first permanent vertiport testbed for the electric air taxi industry, alongside partners Bicester Motion, the 444-acre future mobility estate in Bicester, Oxfordshire, and Vertical Aerospace, a global aerospace and technology company pioneering zero-emissions aviation through the development of electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft. Continue reading
IKEA is Elevating Human – AI-Powered Drone Collaboration
IKEA has announced the next phase in its drone technology: an upgraded AI-powered system capable of operating alongside co-workers around the clock. This advanced system will be integrated into fulfilment units, including distribution centres, which will run continuously.
After a successful year of rigorous testing at the Distribution Centre in Winterslag, Belgium, IKEA is ready to deploy its drones to more locations over the next year.
Iran Reveals B1 Kamikaze Drone at Army-2024
At the Iranian pavilion of the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum in Kubinka, Moscow Region, Iran’s Ministry of Defence presented new developments in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Among the new products were the H5 reconnaissance drone and the B1 Suicide UAV. Continue reading