– Insitu, a Boeing Company, has announced the opening of its new Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center of Excellence (COE) at Tawazun Industrial Park in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Continue reading
USAF MQ-9 Shot Down in Syria – by US Ally
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper was mistakenly shot down in northern Syria on Dec. 9 by the U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces, U.S. officials told Air & Space Forces Magazine. Continue reading
British Army Market Exploration Seeks Revolutionary Uncrewed Systems
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) has launched a new Market Exploration called ‘Air Launched Effects: Revolutionary Deployment Systems’. Run on behalf of the British Army, this Market Exploration is seeking to identify Uncrewed Systems (UxS) with extended range capabilities. Continue reading
PowerLight Technologies Selected by CENTCOM to Deliver Prototype Wireless Power Beaming
– PowerLight Technologies, an experienced provider of safe wireless power transfer, producing long-distance, high-power solutions that deliver mission critical power to hard-to-reach areas, announced that it is working with United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the DOD’s Operational Energy Innovation Directorate, to demonstrate delivery of wireless power beaming to a Group-2 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) aloft at 5,000 feet altitude, allowing it to rapidly recharge in flight and to conduct its mission without landing. Continue reading
LTV A-7 Corsair II – the ‘Short Little Ugly Fella’
February 1991. Under the burning Iraqi sun, dark shadows streak across the vast, golden expanse of desert dunes. In a sky crowded with sleek stealth fighters and state-of-the-art supersonic jets, the US Navy’s Attack Squadron 46’s weapon of choice is perhaps a surprising one: the LTV A-7 Corsair II. Continue reading
British Army Successfully Tests New Drone-Destroying Laser
A high-energy laser weapon has been fired by the British Army from an armoured vehicle for the first time and successfully destroyed flying drones. Continue reading
AgEagle Aerial Systems Gets AUVSI Green UAS Certification
– AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc., a provider of best-in-class unmanned aerial systems, sensors and software solutions for customers worldwide in the commercial and government verticals, announced it has been granted Green UAS certification from the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the world’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of uncrewed systems, autonomy, and robotics. Continue reading
NC Universities and NCDOT Partner on Air Mobility and Drone Innovation
North Carolina is paving the way for a new era of air transportation. The N.C. Department of Transportation has formed the University Transportation Center of Excellence for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), bringing together top universities to redefine how we transport people and goods through innovative aviation technologies. Continue reading