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Developing and mass-producing a warplane is a particularly complex and winding endeavour in itself, but during the Cold War, politics, bureaucracy, and budgetary restraints further muddled the process. Still, with aircraft design, the potential for failure lurks behind every corner. Continue reading
In collaboration with the California Air National Guard (CA ANG), National Guard Bureau (NGB), AT&T FirstNet, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully completed a flight demonstration of the Rosetta Echo Advanced Payloads (REAP) Pod on an MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft. Continue reading
RigiTech and its partners, Danish autonomous systems operator Holo and global transport and logistics company DSV, have achieved yet another remarkable feat in the realm of drone delivery, while collaborating on a transport test aimed at supporting the maintenance of offshore wind farms for energy company Ørsted. Continue reading
Doroni Aerospace has successfully completed over 50 test flights of its electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the Doroni Aerospace H1, at its state-of-the-art facility. Continue reading
Researchers at Cornell University have just published a paper which examined the performance of 5G-connected low-altitude drone communication. They found that the already deployed mid-band 5G is a promising candidate for aerial communication, even without any change in the network setting. They now plan to investigate the mmWave 5G performance for drone communication as a future direction. Continue reading
This Fourth of July, history was made. Sky Elements Drone Shows achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the largest aerial sentence formed by multirotor/drones. 1,002 drones armed with bright LED lights took flight and dazzled the crowd with a show paying tribute to the history of the United States. Continue reading
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 52nd flight, despite communication dropouts due to challenging Martian terrain. Contact with the helicopter was re-established on June 28, following a temporary blackout due to a hill blocking the signal between it and the Perseverance rover. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s Triton flying test bed (FTB) recently completed a demonstration of persistent long-range targeting during this year’s Northern Edge 2023 military training exercise. Conducted around the Gulf of Alaska, this demonstration highlighted Triton’s potential to enhance joint, distributed maritime operations, and further support sea-control in contested environments. Continue reading