Governor Kathy Hochul announced Blueflite as the $1 million grand prize winner of round seven of the GENIUS NY accelerator. Founded in 2018, the company offers a drone-based logistics platform. Continue reading
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North American X-15 – the Plane that Almost Melted at Mach 6.7
On October 3rd, 1967, at a millisecond before 14:32 local time, Air Force Major William J. “Pete” Knight hit the button. His North American X-15, one of the most experimental aircraft ever built, lit up its 600,000-horsepower XLR99 engine. The plane began to tear through the atmosphere, approaching a record-breaking speed of 4,520 miles per hour – Mach 6.7. Continue reading
Indonesian Naval Aviation Concludes Schiebel Camcopter S-100 UAS Training
The Commander of the Indonesian Navy Aviation Center (Pusat Penerbangan Angkatan Laut, Danpuspenerbal), Rear Admiral Dr. Imam Musani, closed the Unmanned Air System (UAS) training for the Schiebel Camcopter S-100 and inspected the operational flying capabilities of the new Ron 700 Drone of Squadron 700 Wing Air 2 Puspenerbal on Friday, September 29, 2023. Continue reading
Austro Control and Frequentis Develop UTM for Austria
Flying a drone in Austria will become even safer and simpler. Austro Control, together with Frequentis, has developed a traffic management system for the safe integration of drones into the Austrian airspace. Continue reading
Weed-Killing AI Drones May Be the Future of Farming
In a groundbreaking development for the agricultural sector, startups are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to combat the escalating weed problem exacerbated by global warming. Continue reading
Skyports Drone Services Demonstrates Heavy Lift for UK Royal Navy
Skyports Drone Services has announced its successful participation in phase two of the Royal Navy Uncrewed Aerial Systems Heavy Lift Challenge (UASHLC) with Pelican Cargo, a fully autonomous and 100% electric, heavy-payload aircraft made by Pyka, the California-based industrial autonomous electric aircraft technology company. Continue reading
Volz Servos Selected as Supply Chain Partner for BETA Technologies ALIA project
Volz Servos has been contracted by BETA Technologies as actuator partner for the ALIA supply chain. The partnership is part of BETA’s strategic approach to its supply chain, including partnering with aerospace leaders on various systems and components for its aircraft production. Continue reading
Russia Uses Chinese Plywood in Kamikaze Drones over Ukraine
Russian volunteers now use Chinese plywood to assemble drones and transport them to Russian soldiers to attack Ukrainian cities. The plywood-framed drones can reduce the cost of drone manufacturing by 10-15% and have the potential, if approved by the Russian government, to scale up the production to meet repaid deployment. Continue reading