EHang, an autonomous aerial vehicle (AAV) technology platform company, announced today that it had performed the first passenger-carrying AAV demonstration flight at the 2019 Northeast Asia Expo, held from August 23-27 in the capital city of China’s Jilin province, Changchun. Continue reading
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APSMobile Receives Test Flight Approval from NASA
HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc., has received a limited flight release from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), Airworthiness and Flight Safety Review Board to conduct a test flight of the HAWK30 aircraft in restricted airspace. Continue reading
Flirtey Unveils Eagle Drone and Launch Portal
Flirtey CEO and cofounder Matt Sweeny
Drone delivery pioneer Flirtey announced a new cargo-carrying drone and a launch platform that it says will help it begin commercial drone deliveries next year. Continue reading
MSU Student Uses Drone Technology for Soybean Research
Farming is practically part of Ashley Kuhlman’s DNA.
“I’ve always wanted to be in some sort of farming,” Kuhlman said. “I was always out in the field with my dad. Just to be able to watch things grow day by day is remarkable.” Continue reading
Moroccan Armed Forces Acquire Anti-Drone System
Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have acquired from a Ukrainian firm, the Proximus Bukovel AD system. This new system will allow the FAR to annihilate any threat of drones, noted the Website FAR-Maroc, which disclosed the news. Continue reading
Water-Landing Drones Routinely Fly BVLOS Missions Over Marine Reserve – Case Study
Two units of amphibian Aeromapper Talons were utilized successfully during a set of trials during an expedition to beautiful Turneffe Atoll in Belize, in a work lead by the Zoological Society of London and the Turneffe Atoll Sustainability Association. Continue reading
Raytheon Gets $9M US Army Contract for MPQ-64 A3 Sentinel Radar Support
AN/MPQ-64 A3 Enhanced Sentinel Radar System
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems of Fullerton, California, a $9.3-million modification (#P00010) to a previously awarded contract (W31P4Q-19-C-0044) for field service representatives to deploy, operate, and sustain MPQ-64 Sentinel Radars. Continue reading
Baykar’s Akıncı Completes First Engine Test
Baykar’s latest armed drone the Akıncı, an upgraded version of the company’s trademark platform Bayraktar TB2 armed drone, completed its first engine test Sunday, the company’s Chief Technology Officer Selçuk Bayraktar announced on Twitter. Continue reading