The public debut of the Boeing F-15QA Advanced Eagle demonstration on Saturday at the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow in Chesterfield, MO. This amazing aircraft performed while carrying 12 air to air missiles. Continue reading
Skyports Partners with Korean Domestic Carrier on Vertiport Development
Skyports Infrastructure (Skyports), a provider of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has announced it has entered a partnership with Jeju Air Co., Korea’s number one low-cost airline, to support the deployment of vertiports for air taxi operations in Korea. Continue reading
DARPA’s X-Plane Shepard UAS gets Official Designation: XRQ-73
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on 24 June 2024, that the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (Shepard) programme aircraft received its official designation, XRQ-73. Continue reading
Primoco and Czech T-Mobile Test UAVs for Mobile Network Coverage in Emergencies
Primoco UAV SE and T-Mobile Czech Republic have verified the possibility of integrating an LTE network BTS base station into the Primoco UAV One 150 unmanned aerial vehicle. The result is an advanced system that allows a substantial reduction in mobile network recovery time in emergency situations, applicable across the EU. Continue reading
German Aerospace Center Opens UAS Geo-Zone for Testing
With a view to testing the use of drones in offshore wind farms, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be using a geo-zone at the National Experimental Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in June 2024 to expand drone operations in the open category. Continue reading
Shipping Container Launcher Packing 126 Kamikaze Drones
German defense contractor Rheinmetall is pitching a containerized launcher concept for Hero family loitering munitions, also known as other kamikaze drones, from Israeli firm UVision. The modified shipping container with 126 launch cells opens up a host of operational possibilities on land and at sea. Continue reading
C-Astral Receives Prestigious Red Dot Design Award for SQA eVTOL UAS
C-Astral, the Slovenia-based aerospace company, has been honoured with one of the world’s most prestigious design awards, the Red Dot: Best of the Best, for its SQA eVTOL Unmanned Aircraft System. This esteemed recognition, often referred to as the ‘The Oscars of Design’, places C-Astral alongside other notable 2024 winners, such as Apple for its product. Continue reading
Indian Armed Forces Order Made-in-India Tapas Drones from DRDO
The Indian Air Force and Navy have decided to acquire 10 Tapas drones – six for the Air Force and four for the Navy, underscoring their growing trust in Indigenous defence equipment. Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Tapas drones reflect India’s commitment to self-reliance in defence technology. Continue reading