Project Mosquito, the future uncrewed Combat Aircraft Technology Demonstration being explored by the Royal Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), will not proceed beyond the design phase. Continue reading
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Leonardo DRS and RADA announce merger
RADA Electronic Industries Ltd., a provider of advanced software-defined military tactical radars, and Leonardo DRS Inc., a mid-tier defense technology provider, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge and become a combined public company. Continue reading
Cheap Chinese ‘Kamikaze’ Drone Strikes Russian Oil Refinery
Video has emerged showing a twin-boom tail configured drone crashing into a Russian oil refinery in Novoshakhtinsk, in the Rostov region, on the border with Ukraine, on June 22. There is already much speculation that the incident was some kind of ‘kamikaze’ drone strike conducted by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Continue reading
ANRA Powers Trials for Drone Deliveries in India
ANRA Technologies Private Limited, a supplier of integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for unmanned aircraft, has been selected by Swiggy, India’s largest online food delivery service, to evaluate the feasibility of middle mile drone delivery for the company’s Instamart grocery delivery service. Continue reading
Finland and Germany Conduct MUM-T Exercises
The Finnish Defence forces continues to conduct research on the teaming of manned-unmanned aerial vehicles as part of the joint MUM-T project carried out in cooperation with the German defence administration. Continue reading
Zipline Gets FAA Part 135 Air Carrier Certification
Zipline announced that it has received U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Part 135 air carrier certification to operate in the U.S. Zipline is now authorized to complete the longest range on-demand commercial drone deliveries in the U.S., with operations covering the largest area and greatest distance of any uncrewed commercial aircraft delivery system (UAS) in the country. Continue reading
Residents Threaten to Shoot Down Amazon Delivery Drones in California Ranch Town
Inmarsat Creates European Centre of Excellence for ATM and UTM in Spain
In a unique, world-first agreement between a company and a commercial airport, the regional Government of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya) has joined with Inmarsat’s Velaris Partner Network to transform Lleida-Alguaire Airport into a European centre of excellence for advancing Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) innovation. Continue reading