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Bell’s V-280 Valor tilt-rotor demonstrator has now flown in cruise mode, reaching 190 knots. To achieve cruise mode, the rotors in the V-280 pivot from vertical lift to fully forward-facing. Continue reading
New laws being introduced in the UK on 30 May 2018 will restrict all drones from flying above 400 feet and within 1 kilometre of airport boundaries. Continue reading
A patent just issued to Amazon addresses methods by which a drone could signal its approach, as well as techniques for signalling back. Continue reading
The United States and Poland have a standing relationship to address issues of regional and global security. To advance those interests, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, the air component of U.S. European Command, is operating MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft at Miroslawiec Air Base as a visible expression of U.S. efforts to enhance regional stability. Continue reading
Texo Drone Survey and Inspection (Texo DSI), the owner operators of a comprehensive and dynamic fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles has announced that it has carried out an internal UAV inspection of a live nuclear asset – a first for the global nuclear sector. Continue reading
The Rustom-II which is being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), will be delivered to the armed forces by 2020, said DRDO Chairman S Chistopher, in Pune on Friday. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the official launch of Team SkyGuardian Canada, consisting of Canadian teammates CAE Canada, MDA, and L3 WESCAM. The team is combining the best of Canadian industry with the world’s most advanced Medium-altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS, the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, to fulfil Canada’s RPAS project requirements. Continue reading