Turkey’s first flying-wing, deep-strike unmanned aerial vehicle has successfully performed its maiden flight, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Thursday, the latest addition to the country’s famed homegrown drone fleet. Continue reading
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Nordic Unmanned to Sell CAMCOPTER Assets Back to Schiebel in a Non-Cash Transaction
Nordic Unmanned’s Flight Services business has come to an agreement with Schiebel Aircraft GmbH to settle outstanding payables in a non-cash transaction where Schiebel buys back one CAMCOPTER asset (Air Vehicle plus spare-parts). Continue reading
Banksy ‘Stop Drones’ Street Sign Stolen – Two Arrested
A brand new Banksy was apparently stolen from a south London street on December 22nd less than an hour after it was revealed to be genuine. Continue reading
1,000 Drone Christmas Show above America’s Tallest Christmas Tree
Sky Elements performed a Christmas drone show using 1,000 drones above the tallest Christmas tree in America. Continue reading
Charges Against Iranian and Chinese Nationals for Acquiring Components for Drones for Iran Revealed
The Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging two men – Iranian National Hossein Hatefi Ardakani (“Ardakani”) and Chinese National Gary Lam – with crimes related to the procurement of U.S.-manufactured dual-use microelectronics for Iran. Continue reading
ANRA Technologies and NAVOS Air Team to Develop Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility
ANRA Technologies, a global supplier of uncrewed vehicle mission management and operations solutions, and NAVOS Air, an Instrument Flight Procedure Products and Services company, have announced a collaboration to incorporate flightpath procedures into ANRA’s Vertiport Management Service for Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft operations for Urban Air Mobility. Continue reading
NASA Flies Drones Autonomously for Air Taxi Research
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Continue reading
Fairey Fulmar – the Flying Battleship Killer
The Fairey Fulmar aircraft looked right and felt right. Comfortable and pleasant to fly, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown remembered about the type: (QUOTE) “there was little with which the most fastidious of pilot’s could find fault in its handling.” Continue reading