A number of pilots of the Polish Army’s Bayraktar TB2 drone have completed training to operate this armed UAV made by the Turkish company Baykar Technologies. Continue reading
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Meteodrone Coming to Grand Sky
All it takes is a patch of fog to ruin Thomas Swoyer’s day. Swoyer runs the first and only fully operational hub for researching, testing and developing commercial drones in the United States, from those used for military reconnaissance to ones that may drop packages at your front door someday.
Drones Fly Among Tomato Plants at First International Drone Event
“Oh wow, that’s amazing! It’s still flying,” commented Guido de Croon enthusiastically about a drone’s flying skills in Tomatoworld’s greenhouse in the Netherlands. Continue reading
University and Industry Collaborate on Liquid Hydrogen-Powered UAS Flight
An unmanned aircraft system powered by liquid hydrogen fuel made its maiden flight in Eastern Oregon recently, an important step toward a future of using the clean energy source in aviation and other industries and potentially reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Continue reading
House Passes Legislation to Use Drone Technology to Inspect Critical Infrastructure
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) have applauded the House passage of the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act, a bill within the jurisdiction of the committee. Continue reading
Insitu Gets $192M US Navy Contract for More Blackjack and ScanEagle Drones
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary a $191.8 million firm-fixed-price contract modification to procure another 13 RQ-21A Blackjack and 25 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Lockheed Invests $100M into F-35 Controlled Combat Drones
On a battlefield a decade or so in the future, a C-130 drops a pallet loaded with small, expendable drones, which break off and immediately begin flying toward a formation of F-35s. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces VAPOR 55 MX All-Electric Helicopter UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX. Continue reading