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Turkey’s ANKA-3 project, the country’s first vertical-tailless turbofan-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), achieved another significant milestone with its successful maiden flight. The ANKA-3’s inaugural flight lasted for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Continue reading
Sky Elements is the first US-based drone light show company to receive FAA approval to attach fireworks to drones. Drone light shows, as we know them, will never be the same. 300 drones took flight over our test field to create a spectacle never seen in the United States. Continue reading
Ondas Holdings Inc., a provider of private industrial wireless networks and commercial drone and automated data solutions, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary American Robotics Inc. will host the grand opening of its Maryland headquarters with an event being held on June 12th – 13th. Continue reading
Iridium Communications Inc., a provider of global voice and data satellite communications, announced a historic development for uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). Continue reading
When Teledyne FLIR unveiled its “new” Rogue 1 loitering munition system (LMS) on May 7, it was the first glimpse the public got of the design. But quietly, US Special Operations Command has been testing the vertical take-off/landing capability system for over two years. Continue reading
The European Commission last week announced over €1 billion in funding for 54 additional defence projects through the European Defence Fund, bringing the total EU budgetary investments to more than €3 billion ($3.3BN) in collaborative defence R&D projects since the start of the EDF Regulation in May 2021. This new round includes over €71 Million ($77 Million) for European Counter-UAS (E-CUAS). Continue reading
China has built the world’s first dedicated fixed-wing drone carrier. The ship has not been reported however and many of the circumstances surrounding it remain a mystery. Hidden away in a shipyard on the Yangtze, far upriver from the major yards at Shanghai, is a new aircraft carrier. Continue reading
In a recently published paper, researchers in New Zealand and Australia present a novel IIQC framework, which is specifically designed for rapidly evaluating the quality of UAV-captured images for UAV-enabled bridge inspection. This framework utilises a BIM of the target bridge and incorporates three key components for accurately assessing image quality and presenting the results to the UAV pilot. Continue reading