Selcuk Bayraktar, the chief technology officer of the Turkish company Bayrak, posted a photo on his Twitter account of the supersonic Kizilelma UCAV. Continue reading
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UK Airport Disrupted by Fans Filming Rock Festival with Drones
A runway at East Midlands airport was closed and flights diverted at the weekend (June 10) due to a fan filming Download Festival with a drone. The festival was taking place at Donington Park last weekend (June 10-12) just one mile from the airport. Continue reading
Boeing-NATO PROJECT X Challenge Spurs Innovative Ideas for Future Autonomous Capabilities
The joint Boeing – NATO PROJECT X innovation challenge has generated new ideas for autonomous systems to reach inaccessible locations and improve situation awareness. This three-month-long intense rapid-prototyping competition allowed innovators from Dutch universities, including the Technical University of Delft, the opportunity to propose new approaches to supporting the Alliance’s most pressing needs. Continue reading
XSun Solar-Powered Drone on Display at European Congress in Toulouse
This innovative solar-powered drone, manufactured by French company XSun, was on display at the ITS European Congress in Toulouse last week. In this exclusive interview Nathan Terrien, drone company XSun’s aviation documentation and regulations coordinator explains exactly how their aircraft works, the thinking behind its unusual two-wing design, as well as detailing current and future use-cases for this eco-friendly craft. Continue reading
BOEM and NOAA Announce Successful Drone-Based Tagging of Endangered Sei Whales
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary announced the successful digital acoustic tagging of 14 sei whales in waters offshore Massachusetts. This is the first time researchers have successfully tagged an endangered species in the United States using an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone. Continue reading
BAE Systems Airborne Anti-Jam GPS Receiver Broadens Compatibility with Inertial Navigation Systems
BAE Systems expanded the capabilities of its Digital GPS Anti-Jam Receiver (DIGAR) by enabling beamforming with Trimble receivers in addition to its own receivers. DIGAR’s beamforming capabilities increase the level of GPS jamming protection for aircraft by a million-fold – helping pilots execute their missions in contested environments. Continue reading
Skunk Works on Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar
Lockheed Martin has created a webpage dedicated to the story behind the creation of the Top Gun: Maverick Darkstar hypersonic aircraft. The company had previously disclosed that its legendary Skunk Works advanced projects division had been directly involved in creating this fictitious design, but had declined to provide more specific details about its relation to the production.
Alpha’s Unmanned Helicopters Rely On UAV Navigation’s GNSS-Denied Navigation Capability
The majority of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) rely on Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to maintain a stable position and/or to navigate between waypoints. Added to this weakness, any small drone system that relies exclusively on Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) sensors to estimate aircraft attitude and which does not fuse data from other types of sensor may be vulnerable to GNSS jamming attacks. Continue reading