The U.S. military has been studying the drone threat from the Islamic State group in Iraq for some time now and the Army’s training branch is no exception, taking lessons learned and applying them to major training rotations.
V-TOL and RelmaTech Announce Drone Day/Night BVLOS Flights
V-TOL Aerospace has extended its partnership with UK-based RelmaTech to claim another world first in UAS operations, successfully conducting day and night beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flights continuously monitored by an operational UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system. Continue reading
Fokker D.VII from World War 1
The Vintage Aviator Ltd’s Fokker D.VII replica, originally built for the motion picture ‘The Blue Max’ is shown here during a display at Oamaka Aerodrome (Blenheim, New Zealand) shortly after its arrival in New Zealand. Continue reading
China’s Rainbow Solar UAV to Make Maiden Flight
China’s aerospace engineers boast the “Caihong” is the world’s largest solar-powered drone, dwarfing NASA’s Pathfinder series that never made it into mass production. The prospect of the drone leading in disaster monitoring is in the horizon. Continue reading
uAvionix Partners and Robotic Skies Partner for Global Installation and Maintenance Services
uAvionix Corporation, announced that it has chosen Robotic Skies as an installation and field maintenance partner for its line of avionics products designed for commercial drone aircraft. As part of the agreement, Robotic Skies will provide sales, installations, and ongoing field support for uAvionix customers through its global network of aircraft service centers. Continue reading
US Air Force Buys Drone-Snagging Shotgun Shells
US Air Force security forces, as well as other military personnel and federal law enforcement agencies, may soon be getting a new tool to take down small commercial drones: shotgun shells with a net. The special cartridge is just one system the Pentagon has been looking at to manage the growing threat from small and readily available quad-and hex-copter-type unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Insect-Inspired Mechanical Resilience for Multicopters
Over recent years the explosion in popularity of drones, both professionally and for amateur use, has inspired researchers to consider how to make flying robots as safe and robust as possible. Previous design methods have included producing bulky protective cages or making them as unlikely to crash as possible. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $5.6 M US Aerial Target Contract
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that its Unmanned Systems Division (USD) recently received a $5.6 million contract award from a U.S. Government Agency for High Performance Unmanned Aerial Target Drone Systems.