German prosecutors have opened an investigation into repeated drone flights over critical infrastructure in northern Germany on suspicion of espionage activity, a prosecutor said on Thursday. Continue reading
University of Memphis Gets $9M US Navy Contract to Design Drone Facility
Successfully flying a drone in heavy rains or on an extremely windy day is next to impossible. A University of Memphis researcher is looking to improve the odds for such unmanned aerial systems after securing a $9.2 million contract to design and construct a facility to develop and test drones capable of operating in adverse weather conditions. Continue reading
Inflatable Ukrainian F-16 Decoy Emerges at Defense Show
A Czech company has unveiled an inflatable decoy of the F-16 fighter, notably wearing Ukrainian Air Force markings. The inflatable fighter, from a firm that is already known to be providing Kyiv with decoys of other items of military equipment, appears only a matter of weeks after it was confirmed that the first real F-16s had arrived in Ukraine. Continue reading
Istari Digital Unveils X-Plane To Become World’s First Digitally-Certified Aircraft
Istari Digital has announced that a modification of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works X-56A is on track to become the world’s first digitally-certified aircraft. Last year, the United States Air Force awarded Istari Digital a $19 million contract to pioneer this ambitious program, aptly named Flyer Øne in homage to the Wright Brothers. Continue reading
Cyberhawk Granted FAA Nationwide BVLOS Waiver to Expand Remote Drone Operations in the US
Cyberhawk, a global provider of drone-based inspection and survey services and visual data management software, has announced that it has been granted a coveted nationwide Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Continue reading
Shield AI Achieves Collaborative Multi-Jet Aircraft Autonomy with Kratos MQM-178 Firejets
.Shield AI, Inc., the technology company building AI pilots, completed a major milestone on the path towards its overarching goal of providing autonomy for the world by successfully demonstrating its first-ever multi-jet autonomy flights on two Kratos MQM-178 Firejets. Continue reading
Drones Successfully Fly Blood Packs in Longest Ever BVLOS Flights in UK First
Blood packs have been successfully flown by drone in a series of ‘beyond visual line of sight’ flights, for the first time in the UK. Continue reading
AgEagle Reports Y/Y Rise in Q2 Earnings & Revenues
.AgEagle Aerial Systems, Inc. has shown notable progress in its second-quarter 2024 earnings, reflecting the impacts of efforts to stabilize its financial performance. Despite a modest increase in revenues, the company managed to significantly reduce its net loss per share for the quarter. Continue reading