The US Bureau of Industry and Security, Commerce has added DJI to its ‘Entity List’, identifying the Chinese company as a national security concern and banning US-based companies from exporting technology to the company. Continue reading
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EASA Publishes Regulatory Framework for Drone Services
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency has published the full regulatory framework setting the parameters for drone services such as parcel delivery in urban areas, railway and power lines inspection, or delivery of essential supplies into crisis zones. Continue reading
Skydio Adds Arris’s Additive Molding Composites to X2 Platform
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U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio and Arris, a manufacturer of high-performance products, have redefined airframe design leveraging Additive Molding, Arris’s breakthrough carbon fiber manufacturing technology. Starting with the new Skydio X2 drone, enterprise, public sector and defense customers will benefit from lighter, longer-range, and more robust aircraft structures at scale. Continue reading
Lufthansa Aviation Training to Train Pilots for Lilium Jet
Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) for regional air mobility, announced an industry-first partnership with Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT, member of the Lufthansa Group). Together, Lilium and Lufthansa Aviation Training will develop a tailor made Pilot Sourcing and Training program to qualify pilots to fly the Lilium Jet. Continue reading
GA-ASI Gets $305 M USAF MQ-9 Support Contract
General Atomics Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $305,188,639 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for Reaper (MQ-9) contractor logistics support. Continue reading
Travis AFB, Easy Aerial Partner for Autonomous Drone-Based Security Operations
The 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Security Forces Squadron, in conjunction with Easy Aerial, a commercial provider of autonomous drone-based monitoring solutions, has developed and deployed the first automated drone-based monitoring and perimeter security system for a United States Air Force (USAF) installation. Continue reading
EHang Gets Long-term Trial Flight Permit Across Austria National Airspace
The EH216 first flight took place in November 2020 in St. Martin im Innkreis, Upper Austria
EHang Holdings Limited achieved a significant milestone on the path to offering Urban Air Mobility services worldwide. On December 9, the Civil Aviation Authority of Austria issued a trial flight permit for the EH216 passenger-grade AAV. Continue reading
PhoneQuad Drone – The Hovering ‘Selfie Stick’
Startup LeshTronix Drone Systems , headquartered in Westchester County, NY., has designed a Hovering Smartphone Case. Continue reading