US officials believe that a DJI Mavic 2, a small quadcopter-type drone, with a thick copper wire attached underneath it via nylon cords was likely at the center of an attempted attack on a power substation in Pennsylvania last year. Continue reading
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Gremlins Program Demonstrates Airborne Recovery
An unmanned air vehicle demonstrated successful airborne recovery during the DARPA Gremlins program’s latest flight test deployment last month. During the deployment, two X-61 Gremlin Air Vehicles (GAV) successfully validated all autonomous formation flying positions and safety features before one GAV ultimately demonstrated airborne recovery to a C-130. Continue reading
Dufour Aerospace Launches Aero2 – the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of Small Unmanned Aircraft
Swiss-based eVTOL development and production company Dufour Aerospace launched the Aero2 as its first commercially available product in their tilt-wing eVTOL family. Aero2 is designed as amulti-purpose small unmanned aircraft with an unmatched operational flexibility and low operating cost. Continue reading
SCR Converts Target Drone into UAV
Sistemas de Control Remoto (SCR) is to start selling a version of its SCRAB target drone converted into an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which it presented at the International Defence and Security Fair (FEINDEF) being held in Madrid on 3–5 November. Continue reading
Russian Naval Ships to Get Kamikaze Drones
The Russian Navy will receive kamikaze drones. Currently, the issue of arming ships with these unmanned vehicles is being worked out. Kamikaze drones, or, as they are officially called, loitering ammunition, will be used to strike ground targets and enemy ships. Continue reading
D3 Technologies Rebrands as Skyroads and Announces First Demo Flight
D3 Technologies AG is now operating under the new name Skyroads. The UAM startup also announces the successful flight demonstration of its prototype Traffic Management System (UTM System) in Tannheim (southern Germany) and draws a positive overall summary of its first two years in business. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada Opens Commercialization Centre
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that it has opened a new Commercialization Centre to augment its main facility and test range. The Commercialization Centre is on approximately 100 acres west of the Company’s main office and will be operational in November. Continue reading
Ascent AeroSystems and Autonodyne Partner to Deliver Next-Gen UAV Autonomy
Ascent AeroSystems and Autonodyne have collaborated to create the next generation of comprehensive autonomous drone solutions. Both industry leaders were recently announced as finalists for the AUVSI 2021 XCELLENCE Awards – Ascent AeroSystems for Hardware and Systems Design and Autonodyne for Software Design and Coding. Continue reading