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Three leading aviation infrastructure companies have been selected to provide systems engineering and integration services to build, implement, and operate North Dakota’s first-of-its-kind, aviation-grade, statewide network for flying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Continue reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Detroit have seized more than 4,600 remote controlled helicopter drone that were made in China. Continue reading
Autonodyne LLC, an aviation engineering firm with expertise in unmanned aerial system and software design and certification, announced its partnership with Robotic Skies, the global maintenance, repair, and overhaul network for commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Autonomous aviation technology startup Xwing announced that it has raised $10 million in new funding to allow it to hire more people and scale up the development of its autonomous flight software stack. Continue reading
The history of drones goes back to the 1930s when the Radioplane Company developed a series of radio-controlled model airplanes that served as aerial targets for anti-aircraft gunnery training by the U.S. Army Air Corps. Continue reading
New metaferrite antenna (center) replaces the X-wing antenna (left) and the egg beater antenna (right)
US Army scientists developed a first-of-its kind antenna that could change how ground vehicles and airborne systems communicate, transmit and receive radio frequency communications. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded a $13,181,067 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Gray Eagle post-production software support. Continue reading
We were surprised to discover this bizarre Spanish language press release buried on the website of a university in the tip of Spain. (See Google translation below). Continue reading