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The Junkers G.38 was a large German four-engined transport aircraft which first flew in 1929. Two examples were constructed in Germany. Both aircraft flew as a commercial transport within Europe in the years leading up to World War II. Continue reading
Speedbird Aero has announced a groundbreaking achievement in the realm of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). On February 29, 2024, the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) granted Speedbird Aero the Approval of Exemption from Article E94.103(a) for its DLV-1 and DLV-2 aircrafts. Continue reading
Vigilant Aerospace, a developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems, has been announced as a strategic partner by DronePort Network to provide Airspace Management (ASM), Detect-and-Avoid (DAA), and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) for future drone port projects throughout the United States. Continue reading
The US Air Force is betting a large part of its future air warfare on a fleet more than 1,000 autonomously operated drones, and later this spring its top civilian leader plans to climb into an artificial intelligence-operated warplane and let it take him airborne. Continue reading
Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAS consulting group, has announced the launch of Rise DFR Village— an advanced training ground for Drone First Responders (DFR). This one-of-a-kind facility provides public safety agencies, military/DOD, critical infrastructure, and private industry with best-in-class testing, training, and demonstration grounds to advance and adopt DFR programs. Continue reading
Radio-frequency jamming is currently the best protection against drones. In order to work, it has to broadcast noise on the same frequency band that enemy drones are using to communicate. Of course drone operators keep changing the frequencies they use, and jammers have to keep changing to stay effective. Continue reading
Insitu, A Boeing Company, announces its 30th anniversary this week at The Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Conference & Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Continue reading
H2 Clipper, Inc. (“H2C”), an aerospace and alternative energy company developing uniquely capable hydrogen-powered dirigibles, announced that it was granted a new U.S. patent for its warehouse-in-the-sky that includes the integration of aerial drones for picking up, transporting, and delivering packaged goods and other payloads. Continue reading