Honeywell announced that it is developing a power source for hybrid-electric aircraft, planned for demonstration later this year. Continue reading
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FAA and Choctaw Nation Team on Drone Cargo Study
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is partnering with the Choctaw Nation to study how Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) can best transport cargo, including parcels, at lower altitudes. Continue reading
Shell Gets Value from Unmanned Systems
In the last decade, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) have grown from being a nascent technology to regular sights at Shell locations around the globe. Initial deployments focused on simple one-off inspections, such as for flare tips, but assets have found many new applications for commercial UAS. This has led Shell to develop new technologies and new ways of using these tools. Continue reading
Dutch Drones Chew Up Moths
Dutch cress grower Rob Baan has enlisted high-tech helpers to tackle a pest in his greenhouses: palm-sized drones seek and destroy moths that produce caterpillars that can chew up his crops. Continue reading
US Air Force Awards Black Swift Technologies Contract to Develop Software to Predict UAS Failures
Figure 1: BSTs networked modular approach for UAS system monitoring
According to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the U.S. Air Force “Remotely Piloted Aircraft” (RPA) or “Unmanned Aircraft Systems” (UAS), represent a low cost, high mission capable asset when compared to manned airplanes. The UAS reduced operation and maintenance costs remain a key catalyst for their expanded deployments. Yet UAS suffer some of the same vulnerabilities and limitation as manned aircraft, including reliability issues.[1] Continue reading
Turning Paris Airport into a Hydrogen Ecosystem
The Paris region, Groupe ADP, Air France-KLM and Airbus are launching a call for expressions of interest to explore the opportunities generated by hydrogen in Paris airports with the aim to decarbonize air transport activities. Continue reading
Joby Aviation Releases Video of Air Taxi Prototype in Flight
Joby Aviation has spent the last 10 years developing a quiet, all-electric aircraft that can take off and land vertically. Now with more than 1,000 test flights behind us, they are sharing footage of it for the first time. Continue reading
New Search-And-Rescue Drone is ‘Find My iPhone’ with Wings
To support search-and-rescue efforts, one group of innovators in Europe has succeeded in harnessing the power of drones, AI, and smartphones, all in one novel combination. Their idea is to use a single drone as a moving cellular base station, which can do large sweeps over disaster areas and locate survivors using signals from their phones. Continue reading