800 drones stage a light show in Huairen, China to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival. The drones changed into 10 creative patterns. Continue reading
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Iran Unveils New Drone with 1,000 Km Range
The Islamic Republic has been increasingly developing its domestic arms industry for years now, having started to do so in the face of international sanctions and its inability to buy weapons systems abroad. Continue reading
Philippines Expect Delivery of Final Six Hermes 900
Hermes 900 MALE UAV during pre-selection trials in Switzerland.
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) revealed in its latest ‘Lead One Today’ quarterly e-newsletter that it is expecting delivery this year of the final six of nine Hermes 900 medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) it ordered from Israel’s Elbit Systems to enhance its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR] capabilities. Continue reading
Drone Footage of Shark Swimming Below Surfers in South Africa
South Africa’s National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) is appealing to bathers, paddlers, body borders and surfers to be cautious along the Southern Cape coastline and the Eastern Cape coastline, in particular around the coastline of Plettenberg Bay and between Mossel Bay and Jeffreys Bay, due to a high number of reported White shark sightings and White Shark close encounters. Continue reading
Cranfield Airport to Deploy Altitude Angel’s UTM Platform
Altitude Angel announced that it is to deploy its UTM technology platform at Cranfield Global Research Airport in collaboration with Cranfield Airport Operations Limited, enabling evaluation of GuardianUTM in a rich traffic environment including research institutes, students and private enterprises. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $46M US Army Directed Energy Award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that the Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (KDRSS) Division has been awarded a $46 million Other Transaction for Prototype Agreement (pOTA) to support the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO). The new award has a three year period of performance. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Automatic Takeoff and Landing Enhancements
Predator-B Block-5 First-Flight
As part of the ongoing U.S. Air Force contract for MQ-9A Reaper modernization, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) demonstrated three expanded Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) enhancements that provide the MQ-9A with a dramatic increase in operational flexibility. Continue reading
FAA Awards $1.8M Contract for UTM System Test
Switch in partnership with ANRA Technologies and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), have been announced as the recipient of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract by the FAA. Continue reading