The photo was taken recently at Protasovo airbase in Ryazan Oblast by Oleg Kondratov. Continue reading
SkyX Deploys First Remote Charging Station
SkyX, the Canadian leader in long-range unmanned aerial monitoring, has announced the successful delivery and installation of its first production xStation, a unit that remotely recharges SkyX drones during missions – a key milestone in the company’s evolution. Continue reading
China’s Solar-Powered Drone Reaches 20,000 Meters
China’s latest solar-powered drone, known the Caihong (or “Rainbow” in English), has set a domestic record when it comes to unmanned aerial vehicles and their maximum altitude and time aloft. During a secretive test flight that began and ended in an unnamed airport in China’s northwestern region, the solar-powered Caihong reached an altitude of 20,000 meters (66,000 feet)—and stayed in the air for an entire day. Continue reading
Russia to Present New Air Target Drone at MAKS-2017
Russian company ENICS will demonstrate a new aircraft target E17M at the coming air show MAKS-2017. The new target drone will substitute the older-generation one, E95M, surpassing it in flight and design characteristics. Continue reading
German Heron TPs to be Controlled from Israeli Base
The Heron TP unmanned air vehicles that Germany will lease from Airbus Defence & Space and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be operated from an Israeli air base. German crews will also be trained at the Israeli air force site, according to the commander of the service’s UAV academy – identified only as Lt Col S. Continue reading
BAE to Develop Multifunctional RF Payload for DARPA
Today, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) typically require multiple payloads with dedicated components, including antennas, radio frequency (RF) circuitry, and processors, to conduct communications, radar, and electronic warfare (EW) missions. Continue reading
NASA Selects Three Aeronautics Teams to Explore an Autonomous Future
Three teams of NASA researchers who have dreamed up potential solutions for pieces of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) puzzle have received the nod to officially begin formal feasibility studies of their concepts. Continue reading
NTT to Launch Drone Traffic Management Software
NTT DATA Corporation has announced the launch of the “airpalette UTM” software package in October 2017. This software package consists of an “FOS” (Flight Operation System) drone operation control function for businesses that use drones and a “UTM core” (UAS Traffic Management core) unmanned aircraft traffic management function for airspace managers. Continue reading