Rolls-Royce has unveiled a concept electric vertical take-off and landing (EVTOL) vehicle at the Farnborough International Airshow 2018. Continue reading
Google X Spins Off Loon and Wing
Today, unlike when they started as X projects, Loon and Wing seem a long way from crazy — and thanks to their years of hard work and relentless testing in the real world, they’re now graduating from X to become two new independent businesses within Alphabet: Loon and Wing. Continue reading
Boeing Partners with SparkCognition to use AI and Blockchain for UTM
Boeing announced it is collaborating with artificial intelligence (AI) technology leader, SparkCognition, to deliver unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM) solutions. Continue reading
GA-ASI to Provide MQ-9 Reaper to Royal Netherlands Defence Force
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI), has been selected to provide UAS to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). This decision follows consideration by the Ministry of Defence for the Netherlands. Continue reading
MQ-8 Fire Scout Makes European Debut
MQ-8B Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman debuted its MQ-8 Fire Scout shipborne rotary-wing unmanned air system to potential European customers at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo. Continue reading
First USA-Qualified Ultralight All-Electric Personal VTOL Aircraft
OPENER, Inc., a pioneer of aero vehicles for consumer travel, has revealed BlackFly; the world’s first ultralight all-electric fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. BlackFly is a single-seat Personal Aerial Vehicle (PAV) designed and built for a new world of three-dimensional transportation. Continue reading
Airbus Opens First Serial Production Facility for Zephyr
Airbus Defence and Space has unveiled the new Zephyr S HAPS (High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite) to the world at Farnborough Air Show this morning. The Zephyr S is the first production aircraft of the Zephyr programme, previous Zephyr units being Research and Development prototypes. Continue reading
SNC & IAI Partner on Tactical VTOL UAS for US Market
First row, left to right: Faith Ozmen, CEO & owner of SNC, Josef Weiss, IAI’s CEO, Swami Iyer, CEO of IAI North America.
Second row, left to right: Shaul Shahar, executive vice president & general manager of IAI’s Military Aircraft Group, Tim Owings, executive vice president of SNC’s Integrated Mission Systems business area
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to support development of a new tactical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) able to take off and land vertically for the U.S. market. Continue reading