The five following publications for the professional drone community are now available online here. Continue reading
Ukrainian Drone Gets Within 70 Miles Of Moscow
A Ukrainian-made UJ-22 drone has come down in Russia within 70 miles of Moscow. This appears to be the closest a Ukrainian uncrewed aerial system has gotten to the Russian capital and follows the unexpected deployment of additional air defense assets there last month. This incident is also just one of a recent flurry of apparent Ukrainian drone attacks, or at least attempted attacks, on Russian targets in the past 24 hours or so.
GA-ASI Establishes New Collaboration Agreement with Leidos in Australia
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Leidos have agreed to continue the successful business relationship previously held between GA-ASI and Cobham Australia. Continue reading
US Army Selects AeroVironment JUMP 20 mUAS to Enter FTUAS Program
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it was selected by the United States Army on Feb. 28, 2023, to move forward in the Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) program.
AeroVironment’s JUMP 20 will compete with several other vendors in the FTUAS Increment 2 multi-phased effort which will allow the Army to select the best system for its needs. Continue reading
uAvionix Announces pingRID for FAA Mandated Remote ID Broadcast for Drones
uAvionix has announced the launch of its Remote ID Broadcast module for drones, pingRID. The aviation-grade, small, lightweight, and easily attached transmitter is the fastest and simplest way for drone operators to be compliant with the FAA Remote ID rule. Continue reading
Alauda Aeronautics Unveils Hydrogen-Powered Flying Electric Race Car
Alauda Aeronautics recently unveiled the Airspeeder Mk4, the first crewed version of its flying racing car. Designed and built in Adelaide, South Australia, the Airspeeder Mk4 is the world’s fastest hydrogen electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
Belarusian Partisans Claim Drone Attack on Russian AWAC
Belarusian anti-war partisans claim to have severely damaged a Russian military aircraft in what an opposition leader has called the “most successful diversion” since the beginning of the war. Continue reading
Taiwan’s Teng Yun 2 Skids off Runway on Test Flight
A prototype of Taiwan’s homegrown Teng Yun 2 drone, developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST), had an accident on February 22 after it spun out of control and ended up beside the runway at Hualien Air Base. Continue reading