Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control on 14 November conducted a successful initial ballistic flight test of its new M-SHORAD Future Interceptor from a Stryker Manoeuvre SHORAD Launcher (MSL) at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Vodafone Conducts 4G Drone Trials Near Barcelona
Vodafone has conducted a 4G drone pilot at the BCN Drone Center in Moià near Barcelona,with the aim of defining a model of aerial coverage that allows the massive use of drones beyond the line of sight in a safe environment. Continue reading
Liteye and Northrop Grumman Demonstrate Mobile, Networked, Electronic and Kinetic Capabilities to Counter Unmanned Threat Systems
Liteye Systems Inc., a supplier of Counter Unmanned Systems to the U.S. Department of Defense, participated in the U.S. Army’s MFIX (Manoeuvre and Fires Integration Exercise) event at Ft. Sill, OK, this November. Continue reading
ŠKODA Tests Drones for Stocktaking
ŠKODA is currently testing advanced drone technology that can identify and count empty containers outside the factory from the air. Continue reading
Iris Automation, Kansas DOT Begin Test Flights for Drone Integration Pilot Program
The Kansas Department of Transportation is starting the testing phase of the Integration Pilot Program this week. Flights by Iris Automation will focus on enabling new detect and avoid capabilities for drones. Continue reading
China Tests World’s Largest Cargo Drone
Developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology and Chinese delivery company SF Express, the large commercial drone, known as Feihong-98 (FH-98), made a successful test flight at Baotou test site in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Tuesday. Continue reading
T-Mobile Tests UAS as Cell Carriers
DHL Tests Drone Delivery of Medicines in Tanzania
DHL, the German government and the Darmstadt-based drone manufacturer Wingcopter have completed successfully a six-month trial delivering medicines in 40 minutes to an island in Lake Victoria that normally takes six hours by road. Continue reading




