A large civil unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the FH-98, made its first night flight and transited between two airports featuring UAV testing in the early morning of June 20, making it China’s first drone to transit at night. Continue reading
Estonian Workshop Launches U-space Sandbox
The Estonian Transport Administration, with funding from the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency, has launched a project to develop a concept for a U-space sandbox. The project commenced last April and recently conducted a workshop in Tartu to discuss the sandbox and to collect feedback on its economic development. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $95M US Army Target Systems Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, was awarded a $95,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for fixed-wing, subscale, jet-propelled aerial, unmanned target systems. Continue reading
Archer Hosts President Biden’s Federal AAM Interagency Working Group at Flight Test Facility
Archer Aviation hosted the Federal AAM Interagency Working Group at its flight test facility recently. As part of the visit, the attendees witnessed a live flight test, viewed Archer’s Midnight aircraft and learned more about Archer’s approach to aircraft design, safety and certification. Continue reading
Russian Jets Harass US Drones over Syria
The U.S. Air Force released video of the three Russian fighter jets that harassed U.S. drones that were conducting a mission against ISIS over northeastern Syria and forced the drones to “conduct evasive maneuvers”. Continue reading
French Navy Holds At-Sea Anti-Drone Exercise
On Tuesday, June 27, the French Navy Naval Action Force training division conducted its first-ever at-sea anti-drone exercise (‘LADA day’) off the coast of Brest naval base in the Atlantic. During the drill, sailors practiced neutralizing aggressive unmanned aerial vehicles while aboard a FREMM-class frigate and an offshore patrol vessel. Continue reading
India to Harmonise UAS & Air Mobility Standards with EASA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) India has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for cooperation in Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Innovative Air Mobility. This MoU will focus on collaboration on unmanned aircraft and innovative air mobility between the two civil aviation authorities. Continue reading
RIEGL Integrates VQ-840-G Topo-Bathymetric Laser Scanner into Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100
RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems GmbH and SCHIEBEL have successfully completed the integration of a high-end laser scanning system, the RIEGL VQ-840-G topo-bathymetric LiDAR sensor, on the Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). Continue reading