The Oneida County Legislature Wednesday approved two resolutions that will allow the national corporation to rent and commission research on the possibility of drone delivery for orders. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
First Air/Water Drone Inspection of Bridge in Delaware
Using an innovative drone that can both fly and swim, the first combination aerial and underwater bridge inspection was successfully conducted on the Delaware Memorial Bridge Twin Spans on June 18, 2017, through a collaborative effort that included the Delaware River Bay Authority (DRBA), Rutgers University-New Brunswick (RU-NB) and SubUAS LLC. Continue reading
French Air Force Completes First MQ-9 Reaper Flight
The French Air Force has successfully completed the first flight of MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft at Cognac air base in France. It flew for just over 5 hours around the airspace north of the base, where it has been stationed for a few weeks. Continue reading
USAF Tests Advanced, Modular Sensor Pod on DC-3
The U.S. Air Force is testing a state-of-the-art sensor package, called AgilePod, which it hopes will ultimately offer all-new capabilities for surveillance aircraft and drones, such as the MQ-9 Reaper. But the service picked a decidedly less advanced platform for the initial flight tests, the venerable Douglas DC-3. Continue reading
Piaggio Aerospace Resumes Flight Test for P.1HH
Piaggio Aerospace has resumed flight test activity for the second prototype of its P.1HH HammerHead, the state of the art multipurpose Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at Birgi Military Airport in Trapani on July 6th. Continue reading
Facebook Aquila’s Successful Second Flight
Just after dawn on May 22, Facebook reached another exciting and important milestone for the Aquila program — completing the successful second full-scale test flight of the aircraft. The aircraft flew for 1 hour and 46 minutes, and landed perfectly on our prepared landing site. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Completes Successful French Navy Qualification Flights
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System once again convinced with its outstanding maritime capability when successfully completing qualification flights for the French Navy from 29 May to 3 June 2017. Continue reading
Project Wing’s UTM System Tested
On June 6, Project Wing took part in a set of nationwide tests convened by NASA and the FAA to explore how to manage the growing number of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the sky. Continue reading