The US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Agility Prime programme has issued airworthiness approval to Kitty Hawk for its Heaviside tilt propeller electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
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Stockpile Reports Selects American Robotics to Build Out Automated Drone Program
Scout Drone
American Robotics, a commercial developer of fully-automated drone systems, has announced that Stockpile Reports, a solutions provider for the bulk materials industry serving over 300 companies in 48 countries, selected American Robotics’ Scout System to build out its automated drone program. Continue reading
Bayraktar Akinci Sets New Turkish Aviation Record
Turkey’s Bayraktar Akinci combat drone broke a new record in the country on July 8th. by flying at an altitude of 38,039 feet and staying in the air for 25 hours and 46 minutes. Continue reading
Drone Delivery Canada to Start Drone Deliveries from Edmonton International Airport
DDC Sparrow
Drone Delivery Canada Corp. has announced that, with the assistance of its sales agent Air Canada, it has entered into three commercial agreements on July 8th, 2021, with each of Edmonton International Airport, Apple Express Courier Ltd. and Ziing Final Mile Inc. to deploy DDC’s patented drone delivery solution at Edmonton International Airport. Continue reading
Autonomous Rescue Drone Can Locate Missing People in Dense Forests
Prototype autonomous rescue drone
With the assistance of a control center on the ground, a drone able to locate missing people – even in densely forested areas – had attracted a great deal of attention. The Institute for Computer Graphics at the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, has now gone one step further, creating a drone that can now autonomously perform this task. Continue reading
US Air Force Releases New B-21 Raider Artist Rendering
The US Air Force released a new B-21 Raider artist rendering graphic with an accompanying fact sheet on July 6th. As with past renderings, this rendering is an artist’s interpretation of the B-21 design. Continue reading
Drones Help Large-Scale Reforestation Efforts in Kenya
World Vision Kenya aims to improve the climate resilience of nine villages in Tana River County, sustainably manage the ecosystem and climate change, and restore the communities’ livelihoods by reseeding the hotspot areas with indigenous trees, covering at least 250 acres for every village. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes First MQ-9A Block 5 for Netherlands
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced the completion of the first MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and Ground Control Station for the Royal Netherlands Air Force. Continue reading