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The Blohm & Voss BV 138 Seedrache (Sea Dragon), but nicknamed Der Fliegende Holzschuh (‘flying clog’, from the side-view shape of its fuselage, as well as a play on the title of the Wagner opera ‘Der Fliegende Hollander’ or ‘The Flying Dutchman’) was a World War II German trimotor flying boat that served as the Luftwaffe’s main seaborne long-range maritime patrol and naval reconnaissance aircraft. Continue reading
Draganfly Inc.has announced that Lufthansa Industry Solutions, an IT service provider and a subsidiary of Lufthansa Group has entered into a letter of intent with Draganfly to explore providing its drone solutions and Vital Intelligence (VI) technology for use into its existing infrastructure and customer solutions. Continue reading
Kyrgyzstan has purchased Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI)-made Anka unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), said the Central Asian country’s Presidential Press Service head, Daiyrbek Orunbekov. Continue reading
Leonardo DRS, Inc. announced that it was awarded a contract to provide additional counter unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) platforms in support of U.S. Army’s Integrated Fires/Rapid Capabilities Office’s on-going Mobile-Low, Slow, Small Unmanned Aircraft System Integrated Defeat System (M-LIDS) program. Continue reading
On January 12th at the Ministry of Finance, in the presence of the Minister of Finance Mr. Christos Staikouras and the Minister of National Defense Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, the memorandum of cooperation was signed between the management of the Hellenic Aviation Industry (EAB) and the rector’s authorities of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , of the University of Patras, the Democritus University of Thrace and the University of Thessaly for the design and industrial production of a second, more complex unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) for a variety of uses. Continue reading
Utilizing advanced technologies like LEDs, choreographed movements in the flight, and professional software, drone light shows provide a visually stunning experience that is sure to make any special occasion truly unforgettable. Continue reading
XAG Agricultural Drones, P40 and V40, have been granted the UK’s first-ever Operational Authorization from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for agricultural spraying operations. Continue reading
Japanese firm NTT Communications is coming up with the latest drone technology under its brand name “Docomo Business’. Continue reading