According to sources, and backed up by photos, Disney is currently testing two SUV-sized X-Wing drones to fly over Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. Continue reading
NATO’s First Global Hawk Arrives in Italy
NATO’s first Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft arrived in Sigonella, Italy, Nov. 21, 2019, after completing a 22-hour test flight from Palmdale Air Base, California
NATO’s first unmanned aircraft has arrived at an alliance base in southern Italy, where reconnaissance missions are expected to begin next year. Continue reading
US Navy Awards MUX Prize Challenges
The US Navy awarded four prize challenges for the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Expeditionary (MUX) November 21 to multiple vendors for their mission payload design concepts. Continue reading
Drone-Deployed Seed Capsule for Reforestation
Chrystoff Camacho, an entrepreneur from New Jersey, is the inventor behind an aerial reforestation device with a green-minded goal: Find a cost-effective way to replant desert-like, tree-stripped landscapes. Continue reading
Echodyne Radars in DARPA’s Aerial Dragnet Program
Echodyne, a manufacturer of high-performance radars for government and commercial markets, announced that its radars were key active sensors deployed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for its Aerial Dragnet program in San Diego during the week of October 21, 2019. Continue reading
Screaming Eagle Earns UAS Soldier of the Year
U.S. Army retired Maj. Gen. and Quad A president Jeff Schlosser, left, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Vilt, Don Cattral, and Maj. Gen. Thomas Todd present Vilt with Unmanned Aircraft Systems Soldier of the Year award
Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Vilt from Delta Company, 326 Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Bastogne”, 101st Airborne Division earned top honours as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Soldier of the Year. Continue reading
Italian Reaper Crashes in Libya
The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare Italiana: AMI) lost an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) over Libya on 20 November, the country’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed. Continue reading
Drone at 20 Meters from Airbus A320 at Gatwick
A DJI drone came within 20m (65ft) of a passenger plane as it flew in to Gatwick Airport in the summer, an inquiry into near misses has found. Continue reading