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The National Institute of Standards and Technology is launching a competition to see who can design and build a cost-effective drone that carries the biggest payload and stays in the air the longest. Top contestants in the Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight and Payload Challenge can win cash prizes up to $320,000. Continue reading
Against the backdrop of an increased focus on health and safety in all commercial disciplines, Bureau Veritas and Sky-Futures have joined forces in a pioneering new partnership designed to take inspection strategy to, quite literally, a whole new level. Continue reading
Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 proved its suitability for search and rescue missions as part of an ongoing homicide investigation in Stiwoll, Austria, in late 2017. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully demonstrated its latest Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) using a Satellite Communications (SATCOM) data link for its MQ-9B SkyGuardian/SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Continue reading
Poland’s Advanced Protection Systems landed a major contract for delivery of Ctrl+Sky multi-sensor drone detection system to a law enforcement client in one of EU/NATO countries outside of Poland. Continue reading
Bell V-247
Bell Helicopter is continuing through the preliminary design review stage of its V-247 Vigilant unmanned tiltrotor, as it waits for its intended US Marine Corps customer to deliver precise requirements for the programme. Continue reading
UMS SKELDAR has been selected alongside partner Saab to be a part of OCEAN2020, the most important project related to the European Defence Agency initiative. Issued by the European Union under the ‘Preparatory Action on Defence Research’ programme, the competitive selection was conducted by the European Defence Agency. Continue reading
Chinese civil aviation industry insiders have called for tighter regulation on illegal drone flights, as the country has become the world’s largest manufacturer of consumer drones. Continue reading