A high-altitude-long-endurance MQ-9B Sea Guardian drone that was taken on lease by the Indian Navy from the U.S. ditched into the Bay of Bengal off Chennai after encountering a technical failure on Wednesday (September 18, 2024). Continue reading
Blood Samples to be Delivered by Drones Between London Hospitals
Urgent blood samples will be transported by electric drones in a medical delivery service which aims to improve patient care by speeding up turnaround times. Continue reading
New NSK Gas Turbine Generator Bearing Promotes Longer eVTOL Flights
– NSK has launched a new gas turbine generator bearing specifically for use in electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, including large drones. Among the major advances of the bearing are higher speed revolution performance and a new mechanism that reduces the necessary lubricant supply by around 80%, providing a significant contribution to longer eVTOL flight range. Continue reading
Autonomous Transwing VTOL Aircraft Conduct Simultaneous Flight Operations during RIMPAC
– PteroDynamics Inc. has announced the successful demonstration of the operational capabilities of the company’s autonomous Transwing vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS) during Trident Warrior 2024, the Fleet experimentation arm of the 29th biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise. Continue reading
Anduril Gets $9M US Army to Develop Launched Effects Technology
– Anduril Industries Inc., Washington, D.C., was awarded a $9,000,000 hybrid (cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price) contract to develop and demonstrate launched effects technology using the Agile-Launched, Tactically Integrated Unmanned System. Continue reading
DARPA Awards BAE Systems $4M for Tactical Autonomy Program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development organization a $4 million contract for Phase 1 of the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) program. Continue reading
Fly Inside an F-15 Fighter Jet
Boeing just released this pilot’s seat video of an F-15 flight. Experience the jets’ power and agility — straight from the cockpit of the F-15 demo routine. Continue reading
Boeing Unveils Land-Based MQ-25 Autonomous Tanker Design
– Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting U.S. Air Force (USAF) future refueling plans including topping up Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in contested airspace. Continue reading