InformNapalm, an investigative organization, analyzed the documents, exposing that Russia is using NVIDIA’s Jetson series microcomputers for image recognition in its new Albatros M5 drones. Continue reading
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Romania Unveils Prototype Ultra 60 Tactical Drone at BSDA 2024.
At the Black Sea Defense & Aerospace 2024 exhibition, the Romanian Military Technical Academy unveiled the Ultra 60, a class I tactical drone designed to be affordable and effective for military operations. This prototype marks a significant step in the development of cost-effective unmanned aerial systems (UAS) intended for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions. Continue reading
Global Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Market to Grow with CAGR of 21% to 2030
ResearchAndMarkets has just issued its report on The Hydrogen Powered Aircraft Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis to 2030. The global hydrogen powered aircraft market is expected to grow with a CAGR of 21% from 2024 to 2030. Continue reading
Case IH Debuts Sprayer Drones in Brazil
Case IH announced the pre-launch of its first sprayer drone as a complementary solution to the company’s portfolio. The company will import and distribute the Vtol in two models, 30 litres and 70 litres, in Brazil to all its concessionaries. The price of the drones will be published with the introduction. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Special Forces have Drones that fly without GPS
Ukraine’s special forces have developed new software that allows drones to fly without the use of GPS, limiting the impact of Russian jamming. The software, called Eagle Eyes, allows unmanned drones to travel using sight rather than satellite-based GPS navigation. Continue reading
NTT DOCOMO and Space Compass Partner with Airbus on HAPS to Invest USD$100M in AALTO
A consortium of Japanese businesses led by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. and Space Compass Corporation, together with Mizuho Bank Limited and the Development Bank of Japan Inc., has committed to invest USD$100m in AALTO HAPS Limited, which manufactures and operates the stratospheric, solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS). The investment will be made through the Japanese Consortium’s investment vehicle, HAPS JAPAN Corporation. Continue reading
Sikorsky Flight-Tests Scalable ‘Rotor Blown Wing’ UAS For DARPA Project
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is conducting flight tests to mature the control laws and aerodynamics of a novel vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system (VTOL / UAS). The flight tests are intended to prove the efficiency and scalability of a twin proprotor ‘rotor blown wing’ configuration that sits on its tail to take-off and land like a helicopter, and transitions easily to horizontal forward flight for long-endurance missions, such as intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting. Continue reading
AeroVironment to Develop Wildcat Autonomous VTOL UAS for DARPA’s ANCILLARY Program
AeroVironment was down selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for continued development of its X-Plane design for the agency’s AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. Continue reading