General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. will manufacture and perform demonstration flights of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft. Continue reading
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MightyFly’s eVTOL Cargo Drone Carries 100 lb for 600 miles
Just 21 months after receiving $5.1M seed funding and with only 9 months from concept to first flight, MightyFly is ready to unveil the next generation of its aircraft, the MightyFly Cento. Continue reading
Amazon’s Delivery Drones Served Less than 10 Houses in their First Month
Roughly a month after Amazon Prime Air made its first deliveries in California and Texas, it’d served fewer than 10 households — and it’s already laid off more than half the employees at those locations. Continue reading
Textron Systems’ Aerosonde UAS Takes 1st Maritime Flight
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced that the Aerosonde Unmanned Aircraft System aboard the USS Miguel Keith, designated ESB 5, took its first operational flight. Continue reading
GA-ASI Offered Ukraine UAS at $1 per System – CEO Linden Blue Issues Statement
Linden Blue, CEO of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has issued the following statement on the Ukraine conflict:
Israeli Drones Payload up to Tonne of Gravity Bombs
Israeli armed drones use gravity bombs that produce no noise or smoke as they fall, making them hard for enemies to anticipate or evade, and the largest model of the aircraft can carry up to a tonne of munitions, the military says. Continue reading
Percepto Obtains BVLOS Exemption Denial from FAA
Autonomous inspection and monitoring solutions provider Percepto has announced a first-of-its-kind exemption denial from the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA’s denial provides cause for the whole industry to celebrate, as for the first time it allows Percepto to operate Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) without humans onsite, eliminating a burdensome exemption process that has been required to enable remote pre-flight check under Part 107. Continue reading
Super Bowl Fans: Leave Your Drone at Home
State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., is a “No Drone Zone” for Super Bowl LVII. Drones will be restricted during the following times and days: Continue reading