Northrop Grumman has initiated the build process for Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. Continue reading
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Japan Moves Away from Chinese Drones
Japan may effectively shut off China from supplying drones to its government to protect sensitive information as part of a broad effort to bolster national security. Continue reading
GA-ASI Awarded OASIS ID/IQ Services Contracts
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded Indefinite-Delivery/
Volocopter, ADAC Luftrettung Release Study on eVTOL and Air Rescue Operations
Volocopter has released the first worldwide study in partnership with ADAC Luftrettung on the role of eVTOL platforms in air rescue operations. The study was has spanned nearly two years of research and technology demonstrations across Bavaria and the Rhineland and has tried to determine if an aerial mobility focused rescue service system can expedite the transport of doctors and other medical professionals. Continue reading
Pufferfish-Inspired Robot Could Improve Drone Safety
If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon to scare you away. Now, a team of engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has designed a robot that can do much the same thing—and it could make flying drones safer in the not-so-distant future. Continue reading
Octopus ISR Integrates Silvus MN-MIMO Technology
Octopus ISR Systems, a brand of UAV Factory, has announced the introduction of a portable high-performance automatic tracking antenna system that features MN-MIMO technology for high bandwidth, meshed video, voice, and data communications through Silvus‘ StreamCaster tactical radios. Continue reading
Electricity Company of Ghana Deploys Drones for Inspections
MD of ECG Kwame Agyeman-Budu (centre) showing the Drone equipment to the audience
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has introduced the use of drones to assist and enhance its operational efficiency across the country. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang ‘Horsemen’ Pairs Flying Display
The Horsemen” flying a pairs display in 2 x P-51s at Flying Legends in 2011. Continue reading