An unmanned aerial vehicle base, the first compound in which the country officially allows drones to carry out multi-scenario testing and applications, officially opened in Shanghai’s Jinshan Industrial Zone on August 30th. Continue reading
Aeronautics Faces Charges re: Suicide UAV in Armenia
The State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it intends to indict, pending a hearing, officials of an Israeli drone manufacturer that allegedly attempted to bomb the Armenian military on behalf of Azerbaijan during a demonstration of one of its unmanned kamikaze aerial vehicles last year. Continue reading
$35K Settlement for Selling Non-Compliant Transmitters
An on-line retailer has settled charges with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it marketed non-compliant audio/video (AV) transmitters intended for use with unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading
Boeing Gets $805M US Navy MQ-25 Contract
Boeing’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueller, known as T1, is currently being tested at Boeing’s St. Louis site. T1
Boeing will build the U.S. Navy’s first operational carrier-based unmanned aircraft, the MQ-25 aerial refueller, through an $805 million contract awarded on August 30th. Continue reading
Chinese Hypersonic Stealth Drone in Service ?
Recent satellite photos seem to show the ultra-high-speed reconnaissance drone project developed by the 611 Chengdu Institute, and suggest that the machine would have already entered service at within the Chinese armed forces. Continue reading
WiBotic Wireless Power System for Matrice 200 Series
WiBotic, a supplier of wireless charging and power optimization solutions for the robotics industry, has announced a new wireless power system for the DJI Matrice 200 (M200) and DJI Matrice 210 (M210). Continue reading
A Critique of India’s RPAS Policy
The much awaited ‘drone’ policy will come into effect from December 1, 2018. Drones or Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems, RPAS, are already in India for several years and their use ranges from children’s toys to wedding aerial videography to remote sensing for infrastructure and other development programmes. Continue reading
NASA Partners with Industry for 2020 Unmanned Aircraft Demo in Airspace
MQ-9B Skyguardian
With a mutual interest in performing routine Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) flights in the National Airspace System (NAS), NASA is collaborating with industry through cooperative agreements that are expected to lead to flights in 2020. Continue reading