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Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, the UK’s leading large scale drone and soon to be eVTOL testing facility has selected AEROVOLT (partnered with EATON) to provide multiple charging systems for aircraft development and future flight technologies. Continue reading
In 2023, PowerLight Technologies was selected to work on the Luna Architecture 10 (LunA-10) power energy transmission infrastructure initiative with the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Blue Origin, developing laser-based wireless power transmission technology for supporting a future lunar presence on the moon. Continue reading
AeroVironment’s PS2500 battery is now approved for use in the Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The optional PS2500 battery allows operators to achieve extended endurance of up to three hours of flight time. Continue reading
Scientists have developed a fatigue-resistant electrolyte membrane with an interpenetrating polymer network, which prolongs the lifespan of a fuel cell. Continue reading
German engine manufacturer Sky Power International is planning to expand its product range for service and maintenance in 2024. The first step is a tool case that is equipped with all the necessary tools and is offered in two versions. Different tool combinations are available for carburettor engines and for engines with fuel injection systems, which can be transported in a solid plastic hard-shell case. Continue reading
Maxim Glushak announced on his Facebook page that a new kamikaze jet drone made its first flight in Ukraine. The photos reveal an unmanned aerial vehicle developed in a canard configuration with a horizontal front tail. Continue reading
SkyDome, Oneida County’s cutting-edge indoor Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) test facility, started the New Year with a resounding success by welcoming LiquidPiston for a series of tests of its modified VTOL airframe. Continue reading
Advanced Aircraft Company , a manufacturer of distributed electric propulsion tilt-wing and multi-rotor uncrewed aircraft vehicles, has been selected by AFWERX for a Direct-to-Phase II contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR) to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air Force . Continue reading