Terra Drone Corporation has developed a new function of UAS UTM based on Terra UTM, with Tokyo Electronic Ventures (TEPCO Ventures) 2 and Zenrin Co., Ltd. for a technical verification of “Drone Highway Initiative.” Continue reading
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Persistent Systems New Auto-Tracking Antenna System for Mpu5 Radio
Persistent Systems’ Auto-Tracking Antenna System, the new portable ground-to-air antenna that operates on the Wave Relay mobile ad hoc network (MANET) is designed to incorporate aircraft into the MANET, and is a complete, easy-to-assemble system. Continue reading
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Fuel Safe Tank Systems
UAV Propulsion Tech has signed a representative agreement with Fuel Safe Systems (Redmond, OR – USA) to market their fuel bladder & tank systems to the US Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) market. Continue reading
EUROCONTROL Announces Communication, Navigation & Surveillance Symposium
Aviation and its infrastructure will need to adapt in the face of new emerging concepts and applications. A wide range of factors will influence the introduction of new concepts and technologies aimed at enhancing existing communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) domains, which can no longer be considered as independent silos. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes Testing of Arresting Hook for MQ-25
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) concluded performance testing of the arresting hook Hold Down Damper (HDD) for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling aircraft for the U.S. Navy. GA-ASI worked in collaboration with a team from GKN Aerospace’s Fokker business unit in Helmond, Netherlands. Fokker is slated to supply the arresting hook for the GA-ASI bid. Continue reading
Student Designs Propellerless Drone
Royal College of Art graduate Marcus Kung has designed a drone that can fly without propellers, with the aim of reducing injuries. The Impeller Drone — Kung’s graduate project as part of the RCA‘s masters programme in Design Products — flies using four air blowers, instead of exposed rotor blades like most drones. Continue reading
Leonardo Trials Solo and Hero
Leonardo continues to invest heavily in unmanned helicopter technology, offering the Solo and Hero platforms. No customer has yet bought them, but the Italian and British defense ministries have provided funding for flight trials, and now the company is leading a major research contract on unmanned maritime surveillance for the European Defence Agency (EDA). Continue reading
Future Flight Consortium Selected for UTM in Singapore
The Future Flight Consortium – led by Garuda Robotics and comprising Singapore Civil Defence Force, Parkway Pantai, Security Industry Institute, Singtel, Arete-M, AirMap, Gemalto, Flare Dynamics, Volans-i, Skyfront, University of Glasgow (Singapore), and Acorn International Network – has been selected by the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and Ministry of Transport to develop a connected urban airspace management system for unmanned aircraft in Singapore. Continue reading