Members of Europe’s leading aviation associations have published a joint paper setting out the principles to support the safe integration into European airspace of unmanned aircraft, or ‘drones’. Continue reading
P-51 Mustang at Air Force Armament Museum Gets Vinyl Wrap
Over the summer, the Air Force Armament Museum’s P-51 Mustang got its first new paint job in more than 30 years. And not a single drop of paint was used in the process. That is because the P-51 became the first Air Force museum aircraft to be completely wrapped in vinyl. Continue reading
The Lockheed Constellation Story
The Lockheed Constellation (“Connie”) is a propeller-driven, four-engine airliner built by Lockheed Corporation between 1943 and 1958 at Burbank, California. Continue reading
Airbus VSR700 Prototype Performs First Flight
The prototype of Airbus Helicopters’ VSR700 unmanned aerial system has performed its first flight at a drone test centre near Aix-en-Provence in the south of France. The VSR700 performed several take-offs and landings on Friday 8th of November with the longest flight lasting around 10 minutes. Continue reading
senseFly Partners with Trimble and Microsoft Drive
senseFly has announced new strategic partnerships. The organisations include Trimble and Microsoft and demonstrate the capability and suitability of senseFly’s fixed-wing drones and drone sensors for precision agriculture. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $55M US Army Contract for Radio Frequency Modifications to Raven
AeroVironment, Inc. announced the U.S. Army awarded the company a firm-fixed-price contract on June 6, 2019 to begin radio frequency modifications on its currently deployed Raven. The initial base delivery order is $862,488, with potential contract options valued up to $55 million. Continue reading
Oceans Unmanned & Partners Expand freeFLY Initiative to Scotland
In an effort to provide UAS support for marine mammal disentanglement response efforts in Sweden, Oceans Unmanned Inc. (OU), the Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) and DARTdrones have expanded their freeFLY initiative into the country. Continue reading
BAE Systems Gets US Army Contract for Advanced Radar Jamming Technology
BAE Systems was awarded research and development funding through the U.S. Army to create an advanced radar jamming technology. The technology aims to improve air survivability and mission effectiveness for U.S. Army rotary-wing aircraft and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) by detecting and defeating complex and unknown threats in electronic combat. Continue reading