Phoenix-Wings,a young German company focusing on cargo drones, scores at the international Lake Kivu Challenge (LKC) held in Rwanda, Africa. Using its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone “Manta Ray”, the company won the sample pickup competition and also closely competed in the emergency delivery part. Continue reading
Rwandan Firm Wins at Kivu Drone Challenge
A Rwandan drone company has emerged among the winners of the 2020 Lake Kivu Challenge (LKC) drone flying competitions, the first of its kind that seeks to demonstrate real use cases for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on the African continent. Continue reading
Hummingbird Drone Video Inside a Butterfly Swarm
The PBS show Nature recently released this clip from its ‘Spy in the Wild’ series that will take your breath away. Using a drone disguised as a hummingbird, they captured incredible footage of 0.5 billion monarch butterflies swarming as the weather warms. Continue reading
UAV Propulsion Tech to Market Suter Industries /CAE UAV Engine Solutions
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UAV Propulsion Tech has signed a representative agreement with Suter Industries AG (Turbenthal, Switzerland) and Compass Aircraft Europe GmbH (Vienna, Austria) to market their advanced UAV engine solutions. Continue reading
Dynetics to Increase Power of US Army Laser Weapons
Dynetics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, is playing an integral role in the U.S. Army’s weapon modernization initiatives, where the latest directed energy weapon is increasing its power from a 100 kW-class system to a 300kW-class system. Continue reading
Drone Solutions to Distribute Lifeseeker in Asia
Centum Research & Technology announced that it has appointed Drone Solutions as its Business Partner in Asia. Continue reading
AAI Corp Gets $46M Contracts for Aerosonde Support in Africa
AAI Corp., doing business as Textron Systems, Hunt Valley, Maryland, was awarded a $25,610,000 firm-fixed-price contract for three Aerosonde Mk4.7 systems, initial spare parts, logistics support, new equipment training and two field service representatives. Continue reading
US Department of Justice Issues Guidance for Counter-UAS Actions
Attorney General William P. Barr has issued Guidance to Department of Justice components regarding counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) actions authorized under the Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018 (the Act). Continue reading