After introducing its M2 Skywave amphibious airplane at ABACE last year, Oxai Aircraft returned to this year’s iteration of the show with certification plans firmly in place. Water testing will begin next week, and first flight of the M2 should take place in about two months, said Oxai chief designer, president and CEO Roger Mao.
Grumman F-14 Tomcat – Last Official Flight
The F-14 Tomcat was a carrier-based two-seat aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman to replace the F-4 Phantom fighter and entered service in 1972. Continue reading
Mobile High Energy Laser Downs Drones in Maneuvers
The U.S. Army is becoming more and more concerned about the dangers unmanned aircraft pose to its soldiers. In one recent exercise, the service showed off one potential solution, a specially modified Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle (ICV) with a laser.
DroneDeploy’s Instant Drone Mapping for Agriculture
DroneDeploy has announced the beta release of its new Fieldscanner product offering real-time drone mapping, just in time for the spring growing season. With Fieldscanner, available as part of DroneDeploy’s iOS app, farmers can use any DJI drone to create a map of their fields as the drone flies so that they can view insights before it lands.
Drones Disrupted Flights in China for Past Two Days
For the past two days, dozens of airplanes scheduled to fly to the Chinese city of Chengdu have had to land at alternative airports after drones were sighted flying in the clearance protection zone. Continue reading
Hover Camera Passport Now Available via Appple
For just about any tech company, getting your products on physical and online shelves of the Apple store is a huge deal. So imagine the joy on Wang Mengqiu’s face when his Beijing-based start-up, Zero Zero Robotics, was approached by the big Cupertino giant, which wanted to sell Wang’s portable AI-powered drone.
Building Drones in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is no stranger to building drones – just ask the folks at the University of Moratuwa who have built surveillance drones. Now a two-story house at Amarasekera Mawatha in the middle of Havelock Town will be a place to mark, for it belongs to Tilak Dissanayake and his team of three that have a solution of fast-paced delivery drones. Continue reading
US Army Purchases Dronebuster C-UAS System
Radio Hill has just finalized a contract initiated by the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) to purchase a large lot of block 3 Dronebusters. This hand-held drone detection and jamming systems for use in the battle against ISIL. Continue reading