Quaternium Claims New World Endurance Record for Multi-Rotor UAS
Spain’s Quaternium is claiming a new world record for the endurance of a multi-rotor unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Continue reading
Convair B-58 Hustler: Why Did This Beautiful Plane Fail?
The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight. It used a delta wing, which was also employed by Convair fighters such as the F-102, with four General Electric J79 engines in pods under the wing. Continue reading
North Dakota: The Silicon Valley of Drones
Students at John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota, remotely pilot a drone
North Dakota is America’s leading state in drone research and testing, the Silicon Valley of drone innovation — testing, developing applications and training operators. Continue reading
Fat Shark Launches 101 Drone Training System
Fat Shark, makers of the (FPV) headset for drone racing, has just released an entry-level complete kit for budding drone racers. Continue reading
Russian Designers Plan Heavy Turbojet UAV
Altair
The cutting-edge UAV will be able to fly at least twice as fast as its propeller-driven analogues, a source in the defense-industrial complex has told RIA Novosti.
‘Go Home’ Drone to End Japan’s Overtime Binge?
A drone that hovers over Japanese employees and blares music to force them to go home was unveiled by its maker Thursday, as the country tries to reduce its notoriously long work hours. Continue reading
US Deploys AI Algorithms on ScanEagle
Coalition airstrikes on DAESH gas oil separation plant near Dayr Az Zawr, Syria
Earlier this month at an undisclosed location in the Middle East, computers using special algorithms helped intelligence analysts identify objects in a video feed from a small ScanEagle drone over the battlefield. Continue reading