College students in Russia are being asked to turn in their vaping pens so their components can be used to make more combat drones, Russian independent publication Novaya Gazeta Europe has reported. Continue reading
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FAA Selects Pharovision and Sentrycs for Drone Detection and Mitigation Testing
Pharovision and Sentrycs have been selected by the FAA to conduct a three-month detection and mitigation test at Atlantic City International Airport. The testing period started in early July with a view to determine the efficacy of drone tracking, identification, and mitigation capabilities in airports. Continue reading
High Lander’s Vega UTM Gets Israel’s First Air Traffic Management Unit License
In a world first, High Lander Aviation has received a license from the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI) to authorize drone flights throughout Israel via its uncrewed traffic management solution, Vega UTM. Continue reading
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo Sign Cargo Drone Interline Agreement
Dronamics and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s largest international cargo carrier, announced an interline agreement. The partnership marks the first interline agreement between an international airline and a cargo drone airline. Continue reading
FJ-1 Fury | The US Navy’s First Jet Powered Carrier Plane
The F-86 Sabre is rightly celebrated as one of the finest products of the US aviation industry. The story of the gamble that gave it swept wings is legendary. But North American produced another aircraft before the Sabre. Continue reading
Austrian Railways Pioneers Drone Garages for Rapid Infrastructure Inspections
Rockfall and storm damage on a railway line that is difficult to access means the line has to be closed for safety reasons. Consequently, the experts of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG set off: they have to walk the tracks. Is it just a few small stones or are heavy clearing machines needed? Are there branches or even tree trunks on the tracks or in the overhead line? Continue reading
Russian Troops Call Ukrainian Vampire Bomber Drone the ‘Baba Yaga,’ After a Mythical Evil Creature
Ukraine says its Vampire bomber drones are becoming such a nightmare for Russia that they’ve earned a menacing nickname among its troops. Continue reading
Airbus Sells Nine SIRTAP UAS to the Spanish Ministry of Defence
Airbus has signed a contract with the Spanish Ministry of Defence for the development and acquisition of SIRTAP, a High Performance Tactical UAS that will reinforce the tactical capabilities of the Spanish Army and the Air and Space Force. Continue reading