Electric Sky announced that its Whisper Beam transmitter successfully completed initial physical tests. The company is developing the technology for ground stations to wirelessly power electric aircraft ‘on the fly’. Continue reading
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Lilium Teams with GKN Aerospace for Electrical Wiring Interconnection System
Lilium N.V., developer of an all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet, and GKN Aerospace, a developer of sustainable aerospace technology, have signed an agreement to work together to design and build an integrated and certifiable EWIS solution. Continue reading
Swiss Air Force Receives First Hermes 900 HFE Drones
In January, the Federal Office for Armaments (armasuisse) handed over the first two of the six reconnaissance drones and the material needed for flight operations to the Swiss Air Force. The military aviation authority has issued the necessary certification. Continue reading
Veronte Autopilot 4x Serves as Backup Autopilot for UAV Certification
Embention includes a unique but not really well known functionality in the Veronte Autopilot 4x. This flight controller can be used as a backup unit to face a UAV certification process for aircraft using non certifiable third party avionics. Continue reading
First Flight for GA-ASI Eaglet Air-Launched Effect
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a new survivable Air–Launched Effect (ALE) for the first time as part of a flight demonstration based out of the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, on Dec. 8, 2022. The ALE, known as Eaglet, was launched from a U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
Police UAV Operator ‘Saturated’ Before Collision with Cessna
Canadian investigators believe the police operator of an unmanned aerial vehicle became task-saturated, and unaware of a collision risk, before the craft was struck by a Cessna 172N flown by a student on a training flight. Continue reading
Skyports Drone Services and Pyka to Launch Heavy Payload Operations
Skyports Drone Services, and electric, autonomous aircraft manufacturer, Pyka, have agreed on a partnership for heavy payload drone logistics. The collaboration will leverage Skyports Drone Services’ extensive operational experience and Pyka’s best-in-class heavy payload aircraft to provide game-changing drone delivery services. Continue reading
Packet Digital to Develop High-Performance Battery Systems for US Naval Drone Fleet
Packet Digital announced that it has been awarded an $8.5 million contract to develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) smart batteries, chargers, and power systems for the United States Navy. Packet Digital is now responsible for designing and manufacturing high-performance UAS battery systems for the next generation of Navy Maritime Logistics UAS. Continue reading