Swoop Aero and VillageReach have entered a patronage partnership with the UPS Foundation under the umbrella of a Focusing Philanthropy fundraising campaign that aims to progressively scale up drone operations across Malawi. Continue reading
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Vultee XP-54 | America’s Swoose Goose
For the US Army Air Force, Vultee XP-54 war machine was designed as a modern interceptor with excellent flight characteristics. Forward-firing weapons that are both powerful and accurate are designed to confidently eliminate targets at any range. Continue reading
GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo Seaspray V2 Maritime Radar onto MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on Apr. 14, 2021. Continue reading
DJI Halts Business in Russia and Ukraine
DJI will temporarily stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine. The move marks a rare exit from Russia by a prominent Chinese company since the war started, and comes after Ukrainian authorities claimed that DJI’s drones were being used by the Russian military.
Pilot and Instructor Faulted in Crash that Destroyed $64M Global Hawk
A drone pilot and an instructor at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., failed to realize an RQ-4 was 4,000 feet too high as it started its final approach and didn’t select the proper commands, leading the unmanned aerial system to overshoot the base and crash nearly seven miles away, according to a new accident investigation board report. Continue reading
AeroVironment Successfully Demonstrates Multi-Domain Unmanned Systems, Computer Vision and Sensor Fusion Software
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the successful maritime demonstration of Interoperability to Interchangeability (I2I) operations by the U.S. Navy and Royal Navy using AeroVironment’s Puma 3 AE small unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Lucid Drone Technologies Taps T‑Mobile to Power Commercial Cleaning Drones
On April 25, 2022 T-Mobile announced that Lucid Drone Technologies has chosen the Un-carrier to be the exclusive provider of IoT connectivity and management for their fleet of industrial spraying drones. Continue reading
US Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan
On April 25th., the Biden Administration released the first whole-of-government plan to address UAS threats in the Homeland. Through the Domestic Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems National Action Plan, the Administration is working to expand where we can protect against nefarious UAS activity, who is authorized to take action, and how it can be accomplished lawfully. Continue reading