General Atomics Aeronautical, Poway, California, was awarded a $40,000,000 modification (P00029) to contract W58RGZ-17-C-0035 for services on the Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system. Continue reading
Spain Acquires Two Alpha 800 UAV Helicopters
The Spanish Armed Forces, through the DGAM (Dirección General de Armamento y Materiales) has acquired two Alpha 800 UAV helicopters from Alpha Unmanned Systems, SL. Continue reading
Sky Power Presents Newly Developed SP-110 FI TS
Sky Power GmbH introduced itself to the specialist public for the first time at this year’s AUVSI Xponential in Denver. Since then a series of new engines has been developed for a wide variety of Unmanned Aerial System applications (UAS). Now, with the newly developed 110 ccm engine, SP-110 FI TS, a completely new engine concept is presented, which focuses squarely on performance- and fuel optimization, ease of maintenance and space saving. Continue reading
Mexican Passenger Jet in Possible Midair Drone Hit
Grupo Aeromexico is investigating whether a drone slammed into a Boeing 737 jetliner as the aircraft approached its destination in Tijuana, Mexico, on the U.S. border. Images on local media showed considerable damage to the nose of the 737-800, which was operating Wednesday as Flight 773 from Guadalajara. Continue reading
GENIUS NY Round Three Finalists Announced
GENIUS NY, a business accelerator program at CenterState CEO’s Tech Garden, has announced the five finalists companies selected for its third round. These startup drone companies will participate in the year-long program and will compete for a total of $3 million in direct investment, with one grand prize of up to $1 million and four $500,000 awards.
LIFT Aircraft Unveils Personal Multi-rotor Aircraft
Matt Chasen, founder of uShip, is unveiling a new venture called LIFT Aircraft. LIFT has developed an electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and plans to open up LIFT locations where anyone will be able to rent aircraft and experience an entirely new kind of flying – pilot’s license not required. Continue reading
Elbit and Adani Launch JV Hermes Plant in India
India’s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to cater to both the Indian armed forces and the global market was formally launched at Adani Aerospace Park. Built jointly by the Adani Defence & Aerospace and Israel-based Elbit Systems with an initial investment of $15 million, the 50,000 sq ft facility will develop the Hermes 900 medium altitude long-endurance UAVs of Elbit.
Northrop Grumman Disrupts Aerial Surveillance Market with Firebird OPA
One of the most exciting developments in aerial surveillance isn’t happening at some shadowy Air Force Base in the middle of Nevada desert, it’s occurring at Mojave Air and Space Port, a bustling bastion of aerospace creativity, located 50 miles to the southeast of Bakersfield, California. There, Northrop Grumman is working hard to make Medium Altitude, Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft capabilities accessible to a far larger global customer base than what exists today. Continue reading