Singaporean company HES Energy Systems Pte. Ltd (“HES”), a subsidiary of H3 Dynamics Group, has announced its appointment of UAV Propulsion Tech as its authorized representative for the United States of America. Based in Tampa, Florida, UAV Propulsion represents several global brands in the US market. This partnership will ensure a strong commercial presence for HES Energy Systems in America and high-level clients services and support in the region. Continue reading
Zipline Signs MoU for Health Care Drone Deliveries in Ghana
The Ghana Health Ministry has signed an agreement to offer a drone-enabled supply chain solution that will ensure secure, reliable and timely deliveries of essential health care products to hospitals and other health facilities. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Zipline, a developer and operator of Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Continue reading
ARA Robotics to Unveil New Flight Controller
ARA Robotics will unveil SKYMATE, a new commercial flight controller built for multirotor UAV configurations, dedicated to industrial applications such as 2D/3D aerial inspection and mapping, at XPONENTIAL 2018. Continue reading
HENSOLDT Unveils Deployable Counter-UAV System
At this year’s International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin, the sensor solutions provider HENSOLDT unveils its Xpeller counter-UAV system for the first time in a compact and deployable version called “Xpeller Rapid”. Continue reading
Neva Aerospace Boosts Power of VTOL-Optimised Turbines
Neva Aerospace has announced the availability of new models in its Athena range of the world’s first electric turbofans (ETFs) optimised for static thrust and VTOL/STOL. Unique turbofan housings further ingeniously boosts thrust with no extra weight added. Continue reading
Schiebel and Airbus Helicopters Successful Manned – UnManned Teaming
In a groundbreaking demonstration on 17 April 2018, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) and Airbus Helicopters’ manned H145 successfully completed a series of Manned UnManned Teaming (MUM-T) flights. Level 5 interoperability was achieved by providing the user onboard the manned aircraft with full command and control over the UAS and its payload, including launch and recovery. Continue reading
Drones Distribute Swarms of Sterile Mosquitoes to Stop Zika
Mosquitoes are one of this planet’s biggest killers, responsible for spreading diseases that affect millions of people around the world. The control of this disease vectors takes on many forms, from fumigation and insecticides to more innovative and environmentally-friendly techniques that involve releasing sterilized or modified mosquitoes into the environment in order to control the native population and the spread of disease. Continue reading
M-AUDS Delivered on MAT-V Vehicles
Orbital ATK, with sub-contractors Liteye, Numerica, and Pratt & Miller, was awarded an $8,499,990 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract on November 1st, 2017 for integrating the mobile-anti unmanned aerial vehicle defense system with a networked low, slow, small, unmanned aerial system integrated defeat system into a mobile platform. Continue reading





