General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) continues to advance new levels of autonomous control for unmanned aircraft, successfully completing an airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration on Aug. 25, 2021 pairing a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger with a modified King Air 200 as a surrogate for 4th– and 5th-generation tactical fighters. Continue reading
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Kratos Air Wolf Tactical Drone System Completes Successful Flight at Burns Flat, Oklahoma
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Air Wolf Tactical Drone System completed a 100 percent successful flight at the recently approved Burns Flat, Oklahoma Range Facility. Continue reading
Plymouth Rock Technologies Gets UAS Swarm Development Contract from Survey – AR
Plymouth Rock Technologies Inc., a company developing detection apparatus and unmanned technologies, is has announced the sale of custom drones to Survey-AR to deliver a drone swarm test capability. Continue reading
GA-ASI SeaGuardian Flies from UK to the Netherlands
In cooperation with UK and Netherlands airspace authorities, the Royal Air Force, and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a company-owned, MQ-9B SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) on September 2nd. from RAF Waddington across the North Sea to Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands, completing a two-day series of flights between the two airspaces. Continue reading
Advanced Aircraft Company First Place Winner in the NIST First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge
Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer of long-endurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems designed for a wide range of commercial, defense and public safety applications, has been named one of seven finalists in the NIST First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Continue reading
Alligator Eats Drone in Everglades, Florida
Alligator in Florida snatches drone mid-air, smokes billows from his mouth after. Continue reading
Aero Development Japan Raises Series A Funding for Mass-Produced Hybrid Power System for Drones
Aero Development Japan Co., Ltd. has recently raised funds for the Series A round, and has been using the funds to develop gas since its inception. The company has started the development of a mass-produced hybrid power system that combines turbine power and a generator. Continue reading






