DroneShield has announced launch and initial order from a Defence customer for its target area-specific Satellite Denial Systems. Continue reading
Sky Power Partners with Cavok UAS for a European Long Endurance VTOL Convertible UAV
Sky Power GmbH is the leading manufacturer of 2-stroke combustion and Wankel engines for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with an MTOW between 25 and 120kg. The propulsion portfolio consists of TRL9 fuel injection, carburetor, hybrid and heavy fuel engine systems. Continue reading
ANRA Powers NASA’s High Density Vertiplex Operations Center
NASA Langley Research Center’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) High Density Vertiplex (HDV) sub-project recently hosted a live flight test event for guests that successfully showcased scalable autonomous operations. As a NASA Langley partner, ANRA Technologies (ANRA) provided fusion capability for multiple surveillance sources integrated into ANRA’s Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) system, then visualized in the HDV Operations Center. Continue reading
Skyports Drone Services and Speedbird Aero Launch Royal Mail Deliveries in Orkney
Skyports Drone Services has announced Speedbird Aero as new aircraft partner for the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery project established in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair. Continue reading
Iran to Export Drones to Bolivia
In a visit to Tehran last week, Bolivia’s Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo Aguilar clinched a deal with his Iranian counterpart that is expected to include the delivery of Iran-made drones to La Paz. Continue reading
Roketsan Plans to Introduce UAV-230 Missile in 2024
Roketsan‘s UAV-230 air-to-surface supersonic missile is in its final qualification phase and is scheduled to begin series production by the end of 2023, the company announced at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held from 25 to 28 July in Istanbul, where a prototype of the missile was displayed. According to Roketsan, the UAV-320 will enter service in 2024. Continue reading
AeroVironment Files Patent for UAV Payload Module Retraction Mechanism
AeroVironment has filed a patent for a UAV payload module retraction mechanism. The mechanism includes a payload that can be stowed and deployed, with a biasing member to deploy the payload and a winch and flexible drawing member to retract it back into the UAV. Continue reading
New York Power Authority Launches $37M UAS Inspection Program
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on July 27th. approved the first phase of funding for a $37.2 million Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone program to roll out new inspection capabilities over the next five years and position the nation’s largest state utility as an industry leader in robotic initiatives. Continue reading