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ASL Airlines is poised to begin testing drones for package delivery after getting the green light from regulators. The Dublin-headquartered airline group confirmed on Monday that the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has granted it a Light Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operator certificate. Continue reading
Rapid Expeditionary Concepts, a U.S. based system integrator has announced a prime contract award from the U.S. Department of Defense for the purchase of Alpha 900 unmanned helicopter systems manufactured by Alpha Unmanned Systems, SL (Madrid, Spain) for integration, test, evaluation, and deployment. Continue reading
An unknown unmanned aerial vehicle fell on the territory of the airport in Belgorod, a representative of emergency services told RIA Novosti. Continue reading
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
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
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
The UK’s Royal Air Force has begun a technical evaluation of using a drone to support aircraft engineering tasks. Continue reading
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