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MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 – Air Force photo by SrA. Damon Kasberg
U.S. forces, coalition partners and Syrian Democratic Forces liberated Raqqah, Syria from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s control in early October 2017. ISIS used the city as its capital for terrorist operations since January 2014. Continue reading
Researchers at Oxford University have discovered that peregrine falcons steer their attacks using the same control strategies as guided missiles.
Drone owners in Europe will have to register their devices if “dangerous” and aircraft makers ensure that black box recordings can be downloaded in real-time if a plane is in distress under a sweeping reform of Europe’s aviation safety agency. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $16,001,592 cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price undefinitized contract action modification (P00017) to a previously awarded contract (FA8620-16-C-3003) for the MQ-9 hybrid release 1 integration and 2407 operational flight program software testing, logistics engineering documentation, technical data, training, specifics and drawings. Continue reading
Kittyhawk has announced Flight Profiles, a key new feature to its expanding enterprise platform. After collaborating with customers, it became clear that as more organizations teams leave the “freelancer” or “contractor” model and begin to train more employees to fly, that a set of “common-sense” presets was necessary to help further reduce risk and empower their workforce. Continue reading
Transportation and FAA are accepting proposals to participate in drone innovation zones, where normal regulations do not apply. President Donald Trump issued a mandate last month that would roll back some “overly burdensome” Federal Aviation Administration regulations on drone use. Continue reading
Given the evolution of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), more commonly referred to as drones, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) is working on three specific focus areas to ensure this new branch of aviation is safely integrated and transitioned into the global airspace. Continue reading
BAE Systems engineers are mimicking the neural networks of birds to create artificially intelligent drones that could bolster our air defences.