Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, was awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for fixed-wing, subscale, jet-propelled aerial, unmanned target systems. Continue reading
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Archer Hosts President Biden’s Federal AAM Interagency Working Group at Flight Test Facility
Archer Aviation hosted the Federal AAM Interagency Working Group at its flight test facility recently. As part of the visit, the attendees witnessed a live flight test, viewed Archer’s Midnight aircraft and learned more about Archer’s approach to aircraft design, safety and certification. Continue reading
Russian Jets Harass US Drones over Syria
The U.S. Air Force released video of the three Russian fighter jets that harassed U.S. drones that were conducting a mission against ISIS over northeastern Syria and forced the drones to “conduct evasive maneuvers”. Continue reading
French Navy Holds At-Sea Anti-Drone Exercise
On Tuesday, June 27, the French Navy Naval Action Force training division conducted its first-ever at-sea anti-drone exercise (‘LADA day’) off the coast of Brest naval base in the Atlantic. During the drill, sailors practiced neutralizing aggressive unmanned aerial vehicles while aboard a FREMM-class frigate and an offshore patrol vessel. Continue reading
India to Harmonise UAS & Air Mobility Standards with EASA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the two civil aviation authorities. Continue reading
RIEGL Integrates VQ-840-G Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanner into Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH and SCHIEBEL have successfully completed the integration of a high-end laser scanning system, the RIEGL VQ-840-G topo-bathymetric LiDAR sensor, on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Continue reading
The MiG-23 – the Worst Fighter in Russian History ?
Developing and mass-producing a warplane is a particularly complex and winding endeavour in itself, but during the Cold War, politics, bureaucracy, and budgetary restraints further muddled the process. Still, with aircraft design, the potential for failure lurks behind every corner. Continue reading
GA-ASI, CAL FIRE and CA ANG Complete Flight Demo of REAP Pod on MQ-9A
In collaboration with the California Air National Guard (CA ANG), National Guard Bureau (NGB), AT&T FirstNet, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully completed a flight demonstration of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads (REAP) Pod on an MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading