SunCubes, an Italian deep-tech startup pioneering wireless energy transmission technology for unmanned aerial systems, has announced it is deploying Engineering AI tools from German ai-native cloud simulation platform, SimScale. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
Heven AeroTech Launches Multi-Site Manufacturing Network for Hydrogen-Powered UAS with First East Coast Facility
Heven AeroTech, a leading hydrogen-powered drone manufacturer, integrating AI and quantum capabilities for next-generation flight, has announced the launch of its national, multi-site unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturing network with the opening of a regional 56,000-square-foot production facility in Winchester, Virginia. Continue reading
TEKEVER Acquires Flowcopter for Breakthrough Propulsion Technology
TEKEVER, a European provider of AI-driven autonomous systems, has announced the acquisition of Flowcopter, the Edinburgh-based engineering company behind an innovative hydraulic transmission technology for aerospace propulsion which enables unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to carry heavier payloads over greater distances than conventional platforms. Continue reading
Army-Powered Drone Breaks World Flight Record
A battery-powered small unmanned aircraft system recently shattered a world endurance record, flying for more than eight hours in the desert heat — a milestone achieved using critical propulsion components assembled by the Army’s organic industrial base. Continue reading
US Army Tests Self-Driving Ford F-250 Truck with Drone-Killing Turret
The U.S. Army tested an autonomous breaching vehicle with an onboard counter-UAS (C-UAS) turret during a live-fire exercise at Fort Bragg on August 18. As part of Project Sandhills 2.0, self-driving Ford F-250 trucks were put through their paces, some armed with computer-controlled drone-killing shotgun turrets. Continue reading
GKN Aerospace Unveils UAV Demonstrator within a Year
Less than a year after launching a collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), GKN Aerospace unveiled its UAV demonstrator, marking the first public presentation of the platform and a major milestone for the programme. Continue reading
Swiss Researchers Invent Sound Powered Micro-Drones
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have invented small drones that use sound waves as fuel to power through air and on water. Continue reading
UK Startup Stores Power in Drone Frames
Heavy batteries have long limited how far drones can fly and how much they can carry. British engineering startup The Structural Battery Company (The SB Co.) believes the solution is to make the battery part of the aircraft itself. Continue reading