India will soon conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights of drone systems for the creation of last-mile air delivery connectivity in the country. Continue reading
Indonesia Launches Domestically-Built Armed UAV
State-owned Indonesian aerospace company PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) unveiled a domestically developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on December 30. Designed to meet the requirements of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU), the UAV bears a strong resemblance to the Chinese CASC CH-4, which is in operation with the TNI-AU in small numbers. The vehicle has yet to be named but is referred to as the Pesawat Udara Nir Awak jenis Medium Altitude Long Endurance (PUNA MALE, unmanned MALE aircraft). Continue reading
Pakistan Navy Inducts LUNA NG UAV
On 04 January 2020, the Pakistan Navy’s (PN) Director General of Public Relations announced that the PN officially inducted LUNA NG unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Continue reading
Leonardo’s M-40 Target Drone Tests Latest Mistral Missiles
Leonardo has concluded a series of flights with its M-40 target drone as part of a trials campaign in Italy. This saw the drones simulating modern airborne threats, allowing for the realistic demonstration of MBDA’s latest surface-to-air Mistral missile. Continue reading
New Years Eve PyroDrone Show in UAE Breaks Guinness World Record
Ras Al Khaimah 2020 New Year’s Eve Celebration_SKYMAGIC DRONE SHOW
SKYMAGIC, a performance drone company, helped to deliver a ground-breaking pyrotechnic drone show designed by Phil Grucci and realised by Fireworks by Grucci and SKYMAGIC. The Ras Al Khaimah NYE show marked the debut of a new generation of performance drones and a brand-new offering to the world of live events. Continue reading
2,000 Drones Light Up Night Sky in Shanghai for New Year
Shanghai rejected traditional fireworks displays to celebrate the New Year, filling the skies with thousands of synchronised drones. Nearly 2,000 drones took to the night sky and illuminated the Huangpu River in Shanghai to welcome in the new year. Continue reading
FAA Should Improve Drone-Related Cost Information
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has undertaken actions to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”) into the national airspace and has developed plans to allow for increasingly complex operations, including operations over people and beyond visual-line-of-sight and—eventually—passenger operations (see figure). Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace and DRONEDEK Team for Global Drone Deliveries
Indiana drone startups Pierce Aerospace a Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), and DRONEDEK LLC, a smart mailbox company, have teamed to advance commercial drone delivery. The collaboration unites Pierce Aerospace’s Remote Identification expertise and technologies and DRONEDEK’s patent portfolio in last-mile logistics, including a drone mailbox system. Continue reading