On 18 November 2015, at approximately 2338 Zulu (Z) an MQ-9A, tail number 08-4044, assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base (AFB), and deployed to Kandahar International Airport, crashed in an open field near the base after declaring an in-flight emergency (IFE) shortly after take-off. Continue reading
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3W-International GmbH joins Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e.V.
3W-International GmbH joined Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e.V. in late 2016. The Baden-Württemberg aeronautical network represents the interests of the aviation industry in Germany’s south-west, serving as a network hub between business, science, politics, and society. Enhancing the global competitiveness of resident companies is the focus of the networking. Continue reading
AUVSI Launches Remote Pilots Council
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has announced the launch of a new initiative, the Remote Pilots Council (RPC), which has kicked off with a national tour to promote education and dialogue between commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operators, industry leaders and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading
Veronte Autopilot for Parcel Delivery
The integration of Veronte Autopilot in drones for parcel delivery permits to define routes from an intuitive interface. To reach the delivery spot, just, select a point on the map and the system will automatically draw an optimized route. To maximize flight safety, Veronte Autopilot includes: transponder compatibility, predefined obstacles avoidance, collaborative sense and avoid, flight termination system… Continue reading
Iris Automation Raises $1.5M for Sense & Avoid Systems
Iris Automation Inc. has raised $1.5 million to bring “sense and avoid” technology, and truly self-flying capabilities, to drones used for industrial tasks. Continue reading
Pivoting HexaCopter
Aeronautical engineer Dan Bosch was sitting around with his buddies Tom Brigham and Neil Puri talking about ways to improve unmanned aerial vehicles. The fixed wing kind are fast (over 100 mph) and economical, but can’t carry much of a payload and are bad at hovering. The rotor type, with four or six rotating blades, have great lift and hover well but are slow, topping out at around 40 mph. Continue reading
Challenger Aerospace Group Manta Ray
The Manta Ray from Challenger Aerospace Group is a Hybrid powered Tri-copter/glider/ UAV/Drone: The Manta Ray, like its namesake, can move swiftly from vertical takeoff , hover to smooth transition into forward flight, the Manta Rays unique design allows its wing morphing into a powered glider type UAV/drone giving the aircraft greater flexibility and distances. Continue reading
Conference Topics at Unmanned Technologies & Security 2017
When the new U.T.SEC trade fair makes its debut in hall 12 of Exhibition Centre Nuremberg on 2 and 3 March 2017, the exhibition will be complemented by a highly diverse conference programme. An initial look at the conference topics shows that future applications for unmanned systems or drones will be wide-ranging.