Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed a new test flight campaign for its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) in Arizona, U.S.A. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Airbus VSR700 OPV Achieves Autonomous Takeoff and Landing from Moving Platform
The Airbus Helicopters VSR700 optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) has successfully achieved fully autonomous takeoff and landing (ATOL) approaches, validating its autonomy to and from a moving platform and advancing the VSR700 programme towards its end goal: offering a tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) with ATOL capacities for global navies. Continue reading
Vodafone and Ericsson Test Safe Sky Corridors
Vodafone and Ericsson have successfully tested safe sky corridors for drones using intelligent aspects of the mobile network. Continue reading
China uses Drones to Guide Helicopter Missile Strike
A drone was used to guide a helicopter to conduct beyond visual range (BVR) strike at sea during a live-fire drill by an army aviation brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army recently. All targets were accurately hit under the harsh conditions of dense fog. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Successfully Tests Robin XL
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has successfully tested numerous critical aspects of the Robin XL, at the Company’s ‘Tranquility Base’ test range. Continue reading
MARSS, Northrop Grumman and MSI-Defence Demo Multiple Counter Measure CUAS System
MARSS Group announced that in collaboration with key partners it has successfully demonstrated new capabilities of the NiDAR CUAS AI Command and Control system. The solution, designed to protect against life-threatening unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) was activated at a private testing facility in Arizona, USA. Continue reading
Dog Flies Drone in Pennsylvania Coal Mine
Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in autonomous aerial robot systems for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, has announced the first dog, Kody, Exyn’s Chief Dog Officer, to successfully fly a drone at Number 9 Coal Mine, in Lansford, PA. Continue reading
AirCar Flying Car Completes Initial Flight Tests
AirCar (V5), the latest generation flying car developed by KleinVision that transforms from road vehicle into air vehicle in less than 3-minutes, has just completed maiden airport flight tests. Continue reading