Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the completion of the state supported 50-mile unmanned traffic management drone corridor, which runs from Central New York to the Mohawk Valley. The first-in-the-nation corridor is the most advanced drone testing corridor in the nation. Continue reading
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DroneShield Launches Vehicle-Mounted C-UAS System
DroneShield Ltd has announced the release of vehicle-mounted drone detection and defeat product, DroneSentry-X. Lightweight at approximately 10kg, compact size and and easily mountable on most vehicles, the product is expected to be of significant interest to a range of DroneShield’s customer base globally, across military, law enforcement, security and VIP markets. Continue reading
ManTech Wins $82M Task Order for US Navy Unmanned Platform Analysis, R&D Support
ManTech announced that it has been awarded a five-year $82 million prime task order to provide analysis, research and development support for the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division in support of Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) unmanned aircraft (PMA 262). Continue reading
National Press Photographers Association Partners with DRONERESPONDERS to Promote Drone Safety
The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) has announced a partnership with DRONERESPONDERS to help promote increased safety and communication between the news media and first responders operating drones in the National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading
CANSO Publishes Paper on Safe Integration of Drones
Members of Europe’s leading aviation associations have published a joint paper setting out the principles to support the safe integration into European airspace of unmanned aircraft, or ‘drones’. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang at Air Force Armament Museum Gets Vinyl Wrap
Over the summer, the Air Force Armament Museum’s P-51 Mustang got its first new paint job in more than 30 years. And not a single drop of paint was used in the process. That is because the P-51 became the first Air Force museum aircraft to be completely wrapped in vinyl. Continue reading
The Lockheed Constellation Story
The Lockheed Constellation (“Connie”) is a propeller-driven, four-engine airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at Burbank, California. Continue reading
Airbus VSR700 Prototype Performs First Flight
The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. The VSR700 performed several take-offs and landings on Friday 8th of November with the longest flight lasting around 10 minutes. Continue reading