Israel’s Aeronautics has unveiled a new multi-rotor unmanned aerial system called the Pegasus 120 at the Paris Airshow. Continue reading
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Moscow Aviation Institute Startup Develops Electronic Warfare Drone
A Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) university startup has developed an electronic warfare and firing helicopter drone, a Russian defense industry source told Sputnik. Continue reading
Israel Defense Forces to Buy Mass-Market Drones
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will equip the majority of its combat companies by the end of this year with small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed for the consumer and commercial markets, a senior military source has told Jane’s. Continue reading
Delair-Tech Performs Power Line Inspection in Washington State
Delair-Tech has announced that it has performed a series of test acquisitions for Puget Sound Energy (PSE), a Washington state energy utility providing electrical power and natural gas primarily in the Puget Sound region of the northwest United States, using LiDAR and photogrammetry sensors to demonstrate the added value of its UAVs for electric line inspections and digitization. Continue reading
F-35 Aerial Demonstration Debut at 2017 Paris Air Show
The F-35A made its aerial demonstration debut on June 19, 2017 at the Paris Air Show in front of crowds of thousands. Judging by the excitement amongst the professional audience, this was clearly the ‘star of the show’ Continue reading
LSUASC Tests UAS Flights with New Detect-and-Avoid Radar Technology
AirRobot AR 180
The Lone Star UAS Center of Excellence and Innovation at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (LSUASC) worked with AirRobot and Echodyne to successfully fly three drones in the same airspace over a simulated “capsized boat” in the Laguna Madre. Continue reading
Kansas State UAS Student Spends Summer with NASA
Kurt Carraway, left, UAS executive director and Edmonds’ supervisor at the Applied Aviation Research Center
Kendy Edmonds, a senior at Kansas State University’s Polytechnic Campus, is spending the summer advancing unmanned aircraft systems technology at the nation’s best-known entity for space exploration. Continue reading
Kalashnikov Starts Serial Production of Silent Drone
ZALA 421-16E2
Kalashnikov Group, the producer of the famous AK-74 assault rifle, has launched the serial production of Russia’s most advanced ZALA 421-16E2 unmanned reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft, the company reported on its website on Tuesday.