An unknown unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the territory of the airport in Belgorod, a representative of emergency services told RIA Novosti. Continue reading
Turkey Sent 50 Bayraktar TB2 Drones to Ukraine – Russia Downed 100 ?
The Commander of the Russian Air Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Demin recently claimed that over 100 Turkish-supplied Bayraktar TB2, drones were shot down over Ukraine. The fact is that these drones abruptly disappeared from the sight of observers in the fall of last year. Continue reading
Turkey Commissions World’s 1st Drone Carrier
In a historic milestone, Turkey on Monday April 10th commissioned its long-anticipated largest warship, bolstering its naval capabilities and making the country one of the few nations in the world with a domestically built aircraft carrier. Continue reading
GA-ASI Flies MQ-20 Avenger Autonomously Using LEO SATCOM Datalink
On April 6, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems conducted live, tactical, air combat maneuvers using Artificial Intelligence pilots to control a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System. Continue reading
UK Royal Air Force Trials Aircraft Inspection with Drones
The UK’s Royal Air Force has begun a technical evaluation of using a drone to support aircraft engineering tasks. Continue reading
UK Freight Innovation Fund Awards £1.2M to Decarbonise Freight
Drones will be used to deliver packages on remote Scottish islands as part of 9 new innovative freight projects which have been awarded £1.2 million in government funding. Continue reading
New Company Mass-Producing Attack Drones for Ukraine
A new company manufacturing kamikaze racing drones for Ukraine has emerged from stealth mode. One Way Aerospace – the name comes from the Pentagon term ‘one way attack drones’ – has founders including an undisclosed British Royal Air Force veteran James Earl, former Australian combat engineer and investor listed on Forbes 30 under 30 Francisco Serra-Martins, and Roman Antonov, former CTO of Dorini and engineer from Ukraine’s Antonov Design Bureau. Continue reading
Xwing Starts FAA Certification Process for Unmanned Cargo Flights
Autonomous aviation company Xwing has submitted a Project Specific Certification Plan (PSCP) to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), becoming the first Standard Category large unmanned aerial system (UAS) to receive official project designation. Continue reading