Moroccan air forces received an intensive training on how to operate the Chinese-made Wing Loong Il drones. Continue reading
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France’s Largest-Ever Drone Breaks Cover
In something of a surprise development, a new French-made drone, the Aarok, has emerged in prototype form ahead of the Paris Air Show trade exhibition next week. The Aarok uncrewed aircraft system, or UAS, is a new addition to the medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) segment and is intended to fly intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), as well as strike missions. Continue reading
Indian Defence Ministry Approves $3BN Deal for 30 MQ 9B Sea Guardian Drones
On Thursday June 15 India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the mega deal to buy 30 MQ 9B Sea Guardian armed drones.
Drone Delivery Canada Gets Approval for BVLOS Flights for Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. announced that it has achieved official approval for Beyond Visual Line-of-Sight (“BVLOS”) flights in tandem with the transportation of dangerous goods for its Care by Air drone route, marking a significant milestone in the development of its drone delivery capabilities in the healthcare market segment. Continue reading
Portugal’s Tekever to Supply Drones to Ukraine via British-Led Fund
Portuguese drone manufacturer Tekever will provide some of its long-endurance systems to Kyiv to support land and maritime operations, a move bankrolled by the United Kingdom’s International Fund for Ukraine. Continue reading
Thrust Vectoring Control for Heavy UAVs
A team of Spanish researchers has published an 11-page study which addresses theoretical and practical controller platforms, offering novel solutions to the vital control issues that arise when combined with communication problems in the case of multi-UAVs for remote sensing operations. Continue reading
GA-ASI Performs First Flight of New Heavy Fuel Engine for Gray Eagle ER External
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted the first flight of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine on a Gray Eagle aircraft at its El Mirage flight facility on May 9, 2023. Continue reading
Hypersonix Awarded US Patent for SPARTAN Scramjet
Hypersonix has been awarded a US patent for technology used in its SPARTAN scramjet design. US Patent Number US11639700B2 protects for close to 20 years some key features of an “Airframe integrated scramjet with fixed geometry and shape transition for hypersonic operation over a large Mach number range”. Continue reading