The Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar announced that it delivered the second batch of Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles to the Ukrainian Air Force. Continue reading
Long-Range Power Beaming Demonstration
The first demonstration of long-range, free-space power beaming – a technology that enables energy to be transmitted using lasers – has been conducted at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center in Maryland. Continue reading
Workhorse Group Forms JV for Truck-Based Drone Business
Electric truck maker Workhorse Inc. is selling its Surefly flying car project to aerospace and defense contractor Moog Inc. for $4 million and forming a joint venture with Moog to boost its truck-based drone delivery efforts. Continue reading
Convair B-36 ‘Peacemaker’ – Six Turning Four Burning
The Convair B-36 “Peacemaker” was a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959. The B-36 was the largest mass-produced piston engine aircraft ever made. Continue reading
Raytheon’s SkyVision Team Gets ATCA Award
Raytheon Company‘s Ground Based Detect and Avoid team received the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual Team Award for outstanding achievement for its collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, academic partners, and federal, state, and local government agencies to integrate drones safely into the National Airspace System. Continue reading
Raytheon Delivers First Laser C-UAS System to US Air Force
Raytheon Company delivered the first high-energy laser counter-unmanned aerial system to the U.S. Air Force earlier this month. The system will be deployed overseas as part of a year-long Air Force experiment to train operators and test the system’s effectiveness in real-world conditions. Continue reading
NBAA Showcases Unmanned Air Taxi Innovations
The unmanned air taxi industry landed on the NBAA, with a host of vendors displaying mock-ups of designs they hope one day will be shuttling passengers throughout major cities. Continue reading
NBAA Report on Urban Air Mobility for Business Aviation
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) unveiled this week at its annual Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), a new report detailing the financial and economic business case for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and its benefits for business aviation users. The report, titled Business Aviation Embraces Electric Flight, How Urban Air Mobility Creates Enterprise Value, was a joint undertaking of NBAA and NEXA Advisors, LLC. Continue reading