Alauda Aeronautics, the creator and technical team behind Airspeeder, the world’s first racing series for flying electric cars, has announced the successful conclusion of its 250th Test Flight. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
GA-ASI Tests Pratt & Whitney PT6 E-Series Engine on MQ-9B
On July 29, 2022, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. tested a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine from Pratt & Whitney Canada on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Multiple full-power engine tests were performed at GA-ASI’s Desert Horizon flight operations facility in El Mirage, California. Continue reading
US Navy Holds UAS Wide-Area Mission Demonstration
The US Navy recently completed an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) wide-area mission demonstration to assess capabilities that could benefit the fleet in the future. Continue reading
China’s FH-95 Electronic Warfare Drone Passes Performance Test
China’s domestically developed FH-95 electronic warfare unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) passed a milestone test that examined the aircraft’s performance, with experts saying that the new UAV’s electronic warfare capabilities will add a new dimension to the popular armed reconnaissance drones. Continue reading
QinetiQ Conducts World’s First Laser-Controlled Drone Flight
QinetiQ has delivered the world’s first successful demonstration of an airborne un-crewed platform being controlled via a laser communication system; strengthening military capability for covert, low detection probability operations in the future. Continue reading
Kratos, USAF Complete Successful XQ-58A Valkyrie Skyborg Flight Series
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has recently completed a successful series of flights with two production XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft for the Skyborg Program. Continue reading
US Navy Tests V-BAT 118 on Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor
U.S. contractors with Shield AI conducted a test flight of a V-BAT 118 unmanned aerial system aboard Zumwalt-class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), July 13. Continue reading
Indian Security Forces Test IDR’s Nano UAV
Noida-based Indian Defence Reforms’ (IDR’s) Doot MK-I, a nano unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) – has undergone initial tests by India’s National Security Guard (NSG) in June, Mayank Pratap Singh, co-founder and CEO of IDR, told Janes at East Tech 2022, held in Kolkata by the Indian Army’s Eastern Command on 7 and 8 July. Continue reading