A group of airline pilots has created Aquiline Drones, the first U.S.-based, drone-dedicated technology and manufacturing company that provides real-time data insights for analysis, reporting and monitoring. Continue reading
UAV Landing Made Safer
Manta Air, an Israeli technology company in the security field specialises in the development and manufacture of parachutes and advanced air-bags for UAVs, parachutes for missiles and aerial resupply systems. The company is the only manufacturer in the world of air-bags for multi-rotors. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang vs. Messerschmitt Bf 109
Comparing the North American P-51D Mustang vs. the Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 in Picture, Sound and Motion. Continue reading
Bell Reveals the City of the Future at CES 2020
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, reveals at CES a vivid look into the future of the smart city ecosystem. The Bell Nexus air taxi and the Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) – both groundbreaking technologies – will coexist to move people, products and information across connected cities. Continue reading
UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority wants to Maximise Drone Use
A case study undertaken by the UK Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has found that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones can potentially save time and costs apart from reducing risks to workers. Following the completion of the study, the organisation said that it is now exploring ways to maximise value of drones for nuclear decommissioning. Continue reading
$9M to Create Skydome at Griffiss International Airport
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the 23rd proposal of his 2020 State of the State agenda – investing $9 million to establish a small unmanned aerial system, or sUAS, experimentation and test facility at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, Oneida County. Continue reading
Commtact to Supply Data Link Solutions to Asia
Commtact Ltd. – a provider of advanced wireless communications solutions for manned and unmanned platforms on the ground, in the air or at sea ‒ announces the award of a long-term contract to supply its E-MDLS Family of Enhanced Mini Data Link Solutions to a leading global defense company. Continue reading
General Atomics Owner Joins Forbes 400
Neal Blue is a brand new member of The Forbes 400. Blue, 84 (estimated net worth $4.1 billion), who as chairman and 80% owner of San Diego-based defense contractor General Atomics (his brother Linden, 83, owns the other 20%, worth another billion) first introduced the Predator drone into the skies 25 years ago to surveil Serbian forces during the Clinton administration. Continue reading