At least five countries are negotiating with China on buying its domestically developed Wing Loong. “Wing Loong is quite competitive in the international market and we have delivered it to up to three clients,” China Daily quoted Ma Zhiping, General Manager of China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corp, at the 50th International Paris Air Show. Continue reading
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Paris Air Show Video Report
Total orders at the end of day one of the Paris air-show might have topped $30bn, but sales are not restricted to manned aircraft alone. Continue reading
Aerial Industrial Inspection Company Cyberhawk Attracts £1.25m Investment
Cyberhawk Innovations, a remote aerial industrial inspection company, has announced a £1.25m investment led by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) along with the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise. Continue reading
Third Predator C Avenger Rolls Off Production Line
The third Predator C Avenger jet-powered remotely piloted aircraft to come off of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ production line in southern California is scheduled to begin flight testing in July, said Frank Pace, President of the company’s Aircraft Systems Group. Continue reading
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism Issues Report on “Use of UAS in Journalism”
The use of remotely piloted aircraft for aerial photography and video in journalism will increase significantly in the coming years, according to a new report from the Reuters Institute. Continue reading
US Army and Marine Corps to Add K-Max to Fleets
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are moving beyond experimenting with the K-MAX unmanned cargo helicopter and are taking steps to add the aircraft to their fleets, industry officials said last Thursday at the Paris Air Show. Continue reading
Italian Air Force to Buy 10 HammerHeads
Italian aerospace company Piaggio Aero unveiled the P.1HH HammerHead, Europe’s largest unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at the Paris Air Show last week. Continue reading
IAI Evaluates Heavy Fuel UAS
The unmanned air systems (UAS) experts of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) are using the Paris air show to further evaluate the market for UAS powered by heavy fuel. Continue reading