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At the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar (SOFINS) in Bordeaux (France), Survey Copter, an Airbus Defence and Space subsidiary pioneering the light tactical drone systems, presents a new version of its Aliaca drone in VTOL (Vertical Take-off and Landing) configuration. Continue reading
– NASA is testing a new software system to create an improved warning system – one that can predict hazards to drones before they occur. The In-Time Aviation Safety Management System (IASMS) will monitor, assess, and mitigate airborne risks in real time. Continue reading
– Hanwha Aerospace announced on 2 April that it is partnering General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc to develop and manufacture unmanned aircraft systems for the global defence market. Continue reading
Turkey’s Baykar has begun training future employees for a drone manufacturing plant under construction in Ukraine, a move that signals confidence in the war-torn nation’s industrial future despite ongoing hostilities. Continue reading
California-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is a finalist in the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1 contest to produce the service’s first uncrewed fighter – with that new family of aircraft recently bestowed the designation “FQ” by the Pentagon. Continue reading
Citing recent information from Yuri Koptev, Managing Director of Russian State Defense Company, ROSTEC, the Russian defense aerospace industry continues to make significant strides in developing advanced unmanned aerial capabilities with the S-70 Okhotnik-B, a large strategic stealth drone engineered to operate in direct coordination with the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet. Continue reading
One of the most common questions we get about drone cleaning is how high drones can fly for this type of work. The short answer is that drones can legally fly up to 400 feet without a waiver. If a job requires going higher, it is possible to get a waiver from the FAA, but this process takes time and requires specific justification. While waivers aren’t particularly difficult to obtain, they do require advanced planning. Continue reading
The pro-Kremlin milblogger BPLA Inform published a photograph and a brief video clip on its Telegram channel of an unknown Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that was captured on screen as it flew past a Russian drone in an undisclosed location. Continue reading