Draganfly Inc. has announced that it is expanding its manufacturing capacity to meet demand with a new facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Continue reading
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Study Finds 415,000 Drones Flying in Germany
There are currently 415,000 drones in Germany. With around 360,000 drones, most are used privately. However, this proportion has been declining for several years. In contrast, the use of drones in the commercial sector has almost tripled since 2019 and increased by 197 percent to around 56,000 drones. Continue reading
Turkey and Ukraine Sign MoU to Cooperate on UAVs and Other Strategic Industries
During the working visit of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Republic of Turkey in the presence of the Head of State of Ukraine and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of strategic industries was signed between the Ministry of Strategic Industries of Ukraine and the Ministry of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey. Continue reading
How Can Flying Insects and Drones Tell Up from Down?
A team of European researchers has established a new principle that explains how flying insects determine the direction of gravity, without using accelerometers. These results are an important step towards the creation of tiny autonomous drones. Continue reading
China’s Large UAV Makes Night Flight Between Two Airports
A large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the FH-98, made its first night flight and transited between two airports featuring UAV testing in the early morning of June 20, making it China’s first drone to transit at night. Continue reading
Estonian Workshop Launches U-space Sandbox
The Estonian Transport Administration, with funding from the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency, has launched a project to develop a concept for a U-space sandbox. The project commenced last April and recently conducted a workshop in Tartu to discuss the sandbox and to collect feedback on its economic development. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $95M US Army Target Systems Contract
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
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