Safran has secured its first export contract for the Patroller tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV), with Greece signing a four-unit deal via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency. Continue reading
Development of Drones During WWI and WWII
It was in the mid-19th century that the first UAV was deployed in combat. That distinction belongs to the Austrians, who in 1849 bombed Venice, Italy, using explosive-laden balloons. Unsurprisingly, they weren’t very effective—many of them even blew back toward Austria due to wind. Continue reading
Dragon Boat Festival Drone Show in Shenzhen
Shenzhen residents and visitors watched live this week as a colossal dragon dressed in colored lights danced on their heads. This spectacular scene has been possible thanks to the coordinated movement of thousands of drones that, moving in formation, have started the Duanwu Festival in the aforementioned Chinese city. Continue reading
Extreme Aerobatics – Brad Wursten at the Oregon Airshow
Brad Wursten put on a amazing performance in his MX2 during the Friday evening twilight show at the 2023 Oregon Airshow at the Hillsboro airport. Continue reading
Romania Buys Three Watchkeeper X Tactical UAS for $180M
Elbit Systems Ltd. announced, further to its announcement of December 21, 2022, that it received a first purchase order worth approximately $180 million to supply the first three out of a maximum seven Watchkeeper X tactical Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) as part of a framework contract with the Romanian Ministry of National Defense with a maximum value of approximately $410 million (1.89 billion Lei). Continue reading
GA-ASI Selects ScioTeq to Support Detect and Avoid Program
As General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. continues towards its development goal of earning Technical Standard Order (TSO) authorization from the FAA for its internally developed Detect and Avoid (DAA) system, the company has selected Belgium-based ScioTeq to supply a certified processor and display for its DAA solution. Continue reading
Guardian Agriculture Announces $20M in Series A Funding
Guardian Agriculture, a developer of electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) systems for commercial-scale sustainable farming – and the first and only eVTOL company with FAA approval to operate commercially nationwide – announced a Series A fundraise of $20 million. Continue reading
uAvionix and Choctaw Nation Commence First FCC-Authorized Operational C-Band BVLOS Operations
uAvionix, a provider of command, navigation, and surveillance technologies for crewed and uncrewed aircraft, announced that it has received FCC approval, coordinated with the FAA, to operate its SkyLink C-Band Command and Control (C2) radios for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operations at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Technology test site. Continue reading