The first round of Iran Drone Prix with participation of over 150 students across the country will be held on 27-29 July. This is the first scientific competition among drones in Iran and will be held in two categories of ‘Indoor’ and ‘Speed’ this year.
Volz DA 15-T Throttle Servo Selected for Orbital/Insitu N20 ScanEagle Engine
Volz Servos GmbH & Co. KG was selected by Orbital to supply our DA 15-T throttle servo for the new Orbital/Insitu N20 engine for ScanEagle. The Volz DA 15-T throttle servo utilizes a brushless motor and contactless position sensor for demanding “on-engine” throttle actuator installations.
NASA and UVIONIX Drones to Study Asteroid Threat
UVIONIX Aerospace, a developer of intelligent autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that in conjunction with partners SETI Institute, NVIDIA and Autodesk, it will be supporting researchers developing new approaches to investigating the potential threat of asteroids. Continue reading
German UAS Event ‘interaerial SOLUTIONS’ Co-Hosted
As part of INTERGEO in Hamburg from 11 to 13 October, interaerial SOLUTIONS will be showcasing the legal frameworks, new areas of application, growing safety concepts and much more. Continue reading
Israel’s Meteor Develops new MALE UAV
Meteor, the newest Israeli manufacturer of unmanned air vehicles, is developing an advanced medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) platform.
GA-ASI Conducts UAS Training Academy First Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful first flight of a company-owned Predator A at GA-ASI’s new Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Flight Training Academy in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 28th.
US Delivers 72 Ravens to Ukraine
Recently delivered UAVs may help to reach the ceasefire agreement in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says he hopes that the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) recently delivered by the United States to Ukraine will contribute to the prevention of violations of the ceasefire in Donbas.
Drone-Killing Gun Spotted at US Base in Iraq
A shoulder-fired weapon that zaps drones with radio waves and looks like something out of a sci-fi movie has been spotted at a U.S. military base in Iraq.