A DJI drone came within 20m (65ft) of a passenger plane as it flew in to Gatwick Airport in the summer, an inquiry into near misses has found. Continue reading
Category Archives: News
Fuel Cell Drone Performs 43 Mile Open Ocean Medical Delivery
Doosan DS30
Last week, members of the team at Guinn Partners worked with Doosan Mobility Innovations, in collaboration with Skyfire Consulting, and the US Department of Health, to execute a 43 mile open ocean medical drone delivery between St. Croix and St. Thomas. Continue reading
South Africa Investigates Saudi IP Theft from Denel
South Africa is investigating the alleged misappropriation of intellectual property rights belonging to state defense firm Denel, the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) confirmed. Continue reading
Australian Apartment Block to be Built With Flying Taxi Launch Pad
Work will begin next month on Australia’s first residential apartment block to include a vertical take-off and landing space to accommodate flying taxis and delivery drones. Continue reading
Small Glide Munition Launched from Gray Eagle ER
A U.S. Army MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. performed a flight demonstration using a Dynetics GBU-69B Small Glide Munition (SGM) on August 21-22. The SGM is a lightweight munition with increased effective range. Continue reading
Why the VTOL Airliner Failed: the Fairey Rotodyne Story
The Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military uses.
SCHIEBEL CAMCOPTER S-100 Fully Integrated to French Navy Ship Dixmude
The French Armament General Directorate (DGA) announced that Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is now fully integrated with French Navy Mistral class amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude. For the first time in Europe, a rotary wing Unmanned Air System (UAS) is fully operational and connected to the defence system of an amphibious helicopter carrier. Continue reading
Boeing Test Flies Surrogate Drones for Australia’s Loyal Wingman Program
Boeing announced that its Australian subsidiary has used systems developed in that country to enable a pair of unmanned, subscale, jet-powered test aircraft to conduct a semi-autonomous teamed flight for the very first time. Continue reading