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ANRA Launches Risk Assessment Tool For EU and UK UAS Operations

ANRA Technologies UK Ltd, a provider of integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, has announced the release of SmartSkies SORA, a fully integrated Specified Operations Risk Assessment capability that enables pilots to perform a risk assessment for operations in the ‘specific’ category per European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulations. Continue reading →

PteroDynamics Secures Contract with US Navy for Cargo VTOL Aircraft

PteroDynamics, an aircraft design and manufacturing company that develops innovative vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, has announced that it has secured a contract with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to deliver 3 VTOL prototypes for the Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS (BWUAS) program. Continue reading →

Spanish Police Seize Large Drone Used to Carry Drugs from Morocco

White, with a wingspan of 4.5 meters and a capacity to carry 150 kilos of cargo. Those were the characteristics of an enormous drone that was put on show earlier this week by the National Police in the southern Spanish province of Málaga, in the Andalusia region. The latest surprising seizure made by the authorities involves an organization of French drug traffickers who were looking to establish themselves on the Costa del Sol. Continue reading →

Dufour Aerospace Aero3 Tilt-Wing eVTOL Flagship Aircraft

Dufour Aerospace published specification details on the Aero3, its flagship product. The Aero3 is a VTOL tilt-wing aircraft that will combine exceptional space, load and range for various transportation missions including most of today’s helicopter applications. This piloted, multi-purpose hybrid aircraft is a successor to the unmanned demonstrator aircraft test flown by Dufour Aerospace since 2020. Continue reading →