History has been made and a long-anticipated dream realised in Mojave, CA, today as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, landed from her maiden spaceflight to cheers from Richard Branson and the teams from Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company. Continue reading
Schiebel Camcopter S-100 Successfully Demonstrates New Comint and Imaging Payloads to Australian Army
Schiebel, in cooperation with ELTA Systems and Overwatch Imaging, integrated two new payloads for an active army exercise. The Australian Army conducted a two-week activity with the CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) to gain further insights into future capabilities and payloads in support of Project Land 129-3. Continue reading
ScanEagle Helps Firefighters at Northern California’s Camp Fire
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, assisted from the air in the firefight against the Camp Fire in Northern California, now deemed the deadliest, most destructive wildfire in California’s history. Continue reading
uAvionix to Open “HQ2” in Washington DC Region
uAvionix, designer and manufacturer of communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) equipment for unmanned and manned aircraft, has announced its plans to establish an office location in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. This expansion reflects the company’s long-term business strategy and the strong growth the company has seen in both the unmanned and manned aviation markets. Continue reading
SKYF Drone Flew 100 meters with 100 kg Payload
On November 29, the SKYF team presented the world’s biggest multi-rotor drone in Tatarstan, Russia. The guests of the event witnessed the demo flights of two modifications of the machine, SKYF CARGO and SKYF AGRO. Continue reading
Drones Deliver Vaccines to Remote South Pacific Areas
A Melbourne-based startup founded by a robotics engineer and former RAAF pilot has bagged world-first commercial contracts to ship vaccines via drone delivery for international aid. Continue reading
The Only Flying Original Focke-Wulf 190 in the World
Flying Heritage Collection owns and maintains the only flying original Focke-Wulf 190 in the world at this time. Though several are under restoration, this unique Fw-190 was recovered from an overgrown forest in the 1990’s and became airworthy only a few years ago. Continue reading
DRONE VOLT HERCULES 20 Can Lift 25Kg
DRONE VOLT has recently unveiled its latest drone, the HERCULES 20 which is a long-range heavy lift professional drone. As the description probably gave it away (and its name), this a drone that has been designed to carry heavy loads. According to the company, the HERCULES 20 is capable of carrying loads as heavy as 25kg. Continue reading