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On Dec. 5, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed a major milestone with the full-scale fatigue testing of an MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). The team completed the “first lifetime” of fatigue testing – which is equivalent to 40,000 operating hours – and represents an important step in validating the design of the airframe system. Continue reading
Ziyan, a Chinese-based startup, is stepping into 2024 with the launch of its latest innovation, the Grey Whale G1, a next-generation cargo unmanned helicopter. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $14,305,018 modification (P00010) to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N0001923C0002). Continue reading
The Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a successful flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Continue reading
Taiwan reached another defense milestone after the domestically developed Teng Yun 2 drone stayed airborne for more than 20 hours during its most recent test flight. Continue reading
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, has begun manufacturing work on a new X-plane for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program. Continue reading
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected prototypes of farming drones and other agricultural machinery at an expo in Pyongyang on Tuesday, according to state media, calling for a review of the industry’s production capacity. Continue reading
From aerial photography to agricultural monitoring, drones offer myriad opportunities for entrepreneurs. Embracing these drone business ideas can lead to innovative services and products in the burgeoning drone market. Continue reading