General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced a major technological advancement related to the integration of RPA into international and domestic airspace. GA-ASI successfully flight tested a pre-production Due Regard Radar (DRR), marking the first fully functional air-to-air radar on a RPA that meets the requirements for “Due Regard” operations in international airspace.
DJI Plans to Double Sales in 2015
DJI Technology Co., plans to double sales in 2015 as it pushes for clearer regulations on unmanned flights. Continue reading
Iranian-Built UAV Downed Over Iraq
Twitter accounts associated with the militant group Islamic State are tweeting out pics of another wrecked Iranian-made drone in Iraq. The tweets, which first appeared early Saturday morning, claim that Islamic State fighters shot down a drone near the city of Samarra, 70 miles north of Baghdad. The pictures show an Iranian Ababil-3 unmanned aerial vehicle in pieces, with what appear to be stickers of an Iraqi flag on its tail. Continue reading
NextGen ScanEagle Engine Passes FAR 33 Endurance Test
Orbital has announced that the Orbital designed and developed Insitu ScanEagle propulsion system has recently passed the United States of America, Federal Aviation Administration’s (“FAA”) Federal Aviation Regulation section 33.49 reciprocating aircraft engine endurance test (“FAR 33.49”). Continue reading
Belarus to Sell Drones for $4m in 2015
The Belarusian R&D centre for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technologies of the Physics Technology Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus expects to sell drones for some $4 million in 2015, Head of the R&D centre Yury Yatsyna said at the press conference “Innovation technologies: Unmanned aircraft systems” on 10 February. Continue reading
Predator XP Sets New Company Record For Long Endurance Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced the successful first endurance flight of Predator XP, an advanced derivative of the mission-proven MQ-1 Predator RPA that has accumulated over two million flight hours since 1994. Continue reading
Meteor Aerospace – Israel’s New Defence Company
Two and a half years after leaving the post of CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Itzhak Nissan, in an exclusive interview with “Globes”, unveils Meteor Aerospace, the new defence company he founded together with Hezi Bezalel. The company deals in unmanned systems, and mainly aims at markets in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Continue reading
World’s First Drone Entertainment Show
Dutch event organizer Fjuze is launching ‘AIR“, the world’s first drone entertainment show, which take place at the Amsterdam Arena later this year. Continue reading