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The Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging two men – Iranian National Hossein Hatefi Ardakani (“Ardakani”) and Chinese National Gary Lam – with crimes related to the procurement of U.S.-manufactured dual-use microelectronics for Iran. Continue reading
Researchers at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia recently flew multiple drones beyond visual line of sight with no visual observer. The drones successfully flew around obstacles and each other during takeoff, along a planned route, and upon landing, all autonomously without a pilot controlling the flight. Continue reading
The Fairey Fulmar aircraft looked right and felt right. Comfortable and pleasant to fly, Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown remembered about the type: (QUOTE) “there was little with which the most fastidious of pilot’s could find fault in its handling.” Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a $72,318,801 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery requirements modification to previously awarded contract FA8539-21-D-0001 to exercise Option Year 3 for repair services. Continue reading
Quanta Services has been granted a patent for a remotely controlled unmanned aerial device that can safely operate near high voltage powerlines. The device includes an electrically conductive shield that encapsulates the unmanned aerial vehicle, allowing it to transfer the powerline potential without affecting its components. The system aims to protect the vehicle from electrical charge while in contact with the powerlines. Continue reading
Unmanned aircraft systems have emerged as a novel method of inspecting power lines, allowing power utility companies to review the health of their infrastructure more quickly and more safely. But drone operators must maintain a delicate balance, flying close enough to power lines to capture highly detailed images while staying far enough away so as not to be affected by the electromagnetic fields generated by power lines, which interfere with drone operations. Continue reading
The DRDO Friday successfully demonstrated the flight trial of Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator, an indigenous high-speed flying wing UAV from the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR), Chitradurga in Karnataka. Continue reading