Zenith AeroTech has announced that it has integrated an advanced flight radar, gimbaled EO/IR camera, and mobile ad hoc networking radio on the company’s Quad 8 tethered mid-range, unmanned aircraft system (sUAS). The engineering work, which was done at the behest of an unnamed Federal customer, demonstrates how the long-endurance, tethered sUAS can support force protection and early warning missions. Continue reading
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Pizza Hut Tests Drones in ‘Air Bubble’ in Israel
Pizza Hut Israel is trying a new approach to make pie deliveries by drone a reality at last, but it means customers won’t get the thrill of accepting their orders from futuristic flying machines themselves. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes Unmanned Aircraft Anti-Submarine Warfare Demonstration
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. recently completed development and test of the world’s first self-contained Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capability for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
Archer Partners with Fiat Chrysler for Volume eVTOL Production
Archer and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to enable Archer to benefit from access to FCA’s low-cost supply chain, advanced composite material capabilities, and engineering and design experience. Continue reading
Black Swift Technologies Gets NOAA Contract to Develop GPS-Denied Navigation
With nearly 95,000 miles of domestic coastline, NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey faces a daunting task. Under current FAA regulations, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operators are required to keep their aircraft within visual line of sight, making coastline surveys time-consuming and arduous, having to tediously map 2-mile segments at a time, and then relocate to the next operating area. Continue reading
SparkCognition and SkyGrid Deploy First AI-Powered Cybersecurity System on Drones
SparkCognition, a global industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company, and SkyGrid, a Boeing, SparkCognition Company, have announced a new collaboration to deploy AI-powered cybersecurity directly on drones, protecting them from zero-day attacks during flight. Continue reading
Indian Army Demonstrates Combat Drone Swarm
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For the first time ever, Indian Army demonstrates combat swarm drones at the Army Day parade 2021 in Delhi. Continue reading
SeaGuardian to Get Leonardo Seaspray AESA Maritime Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is working with Leonardo to integrate the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 radar into the centerline radar pod of its MQ-9B SeaGuardian remotely-piloted aircraft system (RPAS). Continue reading






