PrecisionHawk, Inc., a provider of drone technology for the enterprise, announced a $32 million investment from venture investors including Millennium Technology Value Partners, Third Point Ventures, Eastward Capital Partners, and others. Continue reading
Altitude Angel to Provide Netherlands UTM Platform
Altitude Angel, a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, has announced it has been awarded the contract to provide Netherlands’ ANSP, Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland (LVNL), with its first nationwide UTM platform following an open and competitive tender process. Continue reading
7 Unidentified Drones Downed at SEA Games Opening
More than a week after the start of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, authorities have revealed that they had to shoot down seven unidentified drones during the games’ opening ceremonies at the Philippine Arena as they were suspected to pose danger to attendees. Continue reading
Turkey’s Bayraktar Akıncı Completes Maiden Flight
Baykar staff pose with the prototype Bayraktar Akıncı in the factory, with production Bayraktar TB2s in the background
Turkey’s newest armed drone, the Bayraktar Akıncı (Raider), successfully completed a 16-minute maiden flight on December 6, 2019. The flight was undertaken from the Turkish Army’s Çorlu airfield in Turkey’s northwestern Tekirdağ province. The aircraft made a fully automatic takeoff and landing during the brief test. Continue reading
The First Jet Airliner: De Havilland Comet Story
Air travel before the Jet Age wasn’t always glamorous. The relentless noise and vibration from a piston powered propeller aircraft often made long flights even more exhausting. Most aircraft also couldn’t fly high enough to avoid bad weather, so air sickness was more common. Continue reading
Academy UAS Center Prepares Cadets for Future Fight
The Air Force Academy brought a cutting-edge, multi-drone light show to its campus last month to celebrate its storied rivalry with West Point. Continue reading
Drone Stakeholders to Help FAA Develop Recreational Drone Flyer Test
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recreational drone flyer test will be an important opportunity to educate recreational flyers about the rules of the sky as we continue to safely integrate drones into our nation’s airspace. Continue reading
MiG Confirms Unmanned Wingman Project for MiG-35
Multifunctional frontline fighter MiG-35 at the International aviation and space salon MAKS-2019
Russia’s leading aircraft manufacturer has said it is developing a new type of an aircraft complex based on high-speed drones that can be used in concert with advanced MiG-35 lightweight fighter jets and other warplanes.