The team’s project has reached the finals of the global XPRIZE Rainforest competition which encourages the development of technology to measure and monitor the rainforest ecosystem. Continue reading
Kim Jong Un Shows Off New Drones to Russian Minister
North Korea unveiled two new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that closely resemble known U.S. drone models on Thursday, signaling via state media that the country is well on its way to achieving both combat and reconnaissance drone capabilities. Continue reading
FAA Plans to Support Air Taxis ‘At Scale’ by 2028
The Federal Aviation Administration has published a report broadly laying out a path to enable operation of electric air taxis and other novel aircraft in sizeable numbers by 2028. Continue reading
Ukraine to Get More Malloy Drones – Size Unknown
New video released by the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom shows some footage of a drone by Malloy Aeronautics that is coming with the ongoing military aid batch from Great Britain to Ukraine. Continue reading
Leonardo Joins Board of Cargo Drone Startup FlyingBasket
Leonardo, an international company in the defense, aerospace and security sectors, has completed in recent days-through the exercise of an option stipulated in 2021 and linked to the achievement of pre-established objectives-its entry into FlyingBasket‘s capital and the appointment of a member to the Board of Directors by co-option.
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Northrop Grumman Gets $20M US Navy MQ-8C Upgrade Contract
Northrop Grumman Corp., Aeronautics Systems, San Diego, California, is awarded a $19,911,142 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N0001923F0294) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001920G0005). Continue reading
Blohm & Voss P 202 – Germany’s Slewed-Wing Jet Fighter
The Blohm & Voss P.202 was an unusual design study for a variable-geometry jet fighter during World War II. It was the first design to incorporate a slewed wing (also known as an oblique or scissor wing) in which one side swept forward and the other back. The P.202 was never built or flown. Continue reading
Revolution Aerospace Australia (RevAero) Enables Regional Aerial Logistics and Air Taxi Operations
Revolution Aerospace (RevAero) has announced the expansion of its Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) based cargo delivery capability, with the recent procurement of the Anavia HT-100; lifting payloads over 55 kg and with over 4 hours of endurance. The high-tech aircraft is manufactured in Switzerland, and due to be delivered in the second half of the year. Continue reading