On the evening of 23rd June 1944, Flying Officer Kenneth Collier destroyed a V-1 flying bomb (850kg explosive warhead) by physically ‘tipping’ it with his wingtip. Continue reading
Senators Introduce Legislation to Support Integration of Drones into Airspace
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and John Thune (R-SD) introduced the Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023, comprehensive legislation to streamline the approvals process for beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights and clear the way for drones to be used for commercial transport of goods across the country – making sure that the U.S. remains competitive globally in a growing industry increasingly dominated by competitors like China. Continue reading
10,000 Cartel Drones Detected Crossing US Border Last Year
One single sector of the southern border saw more than 10,000 illegal drone incursions from Mexico last year, a senior Border Patrol agent told Congress. Continue reading
Use of Drones for Mosquito Surveillance and Control
In recent years, global health security has been threatened by the geographical expansion of vector-borne infectious diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Zika and chikungunya. Continue reading
Skyports Infrastructure’s Design for Vertiports Approved in Dubai
Skyports Infrastructure, a provider of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has had its vertiport design approved for development by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, of Dubai, at the World Government Summit 2023. Continue reading
HAL to Provide MRO Support for GA-ASI MQ-9B Turbo-Prop Engines in India
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have jointly announced that turbo-propeller engines, which power GA-ASI’s state-of-art MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS), will be supported by the HAL Engine Division at Bengaluru for the Indian market. Continue reading
Ukraine Unveils New Kamikaze Drone
Video footage has surfaced online showing the first successful launch of a new type of Ukrainian suicide drone. Continue reading
Indian Startup Garuda Aerospace Raises $ 22M
Drone startup Garuda Aerospace has raised $22 million in an early stage funding round led by venture capital firm SphitiCap. Continue reading