TATA Steel has invested in a drone strategy to transform their complex operations and have chosen COPTRZ to provide innovative unmanned aerial system (UAS) solutions for inspections on TATA’s key infrastructure. Continue reading
L3Harris to Acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $4.7BN
L3Harris Technologies and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. together announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, inclusive of net debt. Continue reading
Akıncı UCAV Test-Fires Turkey’s 1st Air-to-Ground Supersonic Missile
Developed with domestic resources, Turkey’s first air-to-ground supersonic missile, the TRG-230, hit its target with pinpoint accuracy at a distance of 100 kilometers (62 miles) in a recent test. Continue reading
Medical Drone Plummets 50m at Scots Hospital
An investigation has been carried out into a ‘serious incident’ which saw a drone undergoing trials in the grounds of a Scots hospital plummet 50 metres from the sky. Continue reading
EHang Completes Maiden Flight by Spanish National Police
EHang Holdings Limited announced that its EH216 AAV has completed its maiden flight by the Spanish National Police (“SNP”) at the National Academy of Police in Ávila, Spain, to initiate its trial operations by SNP in Spain. Continue reading
Zephyr HAPS Flies Military Missions Ahead of Formal Entry into Service
The Zephyr high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) has already flown military missions ahead of its formal entry into service, an Airbus official told Janes and other defence media on 12 December. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin UK Gets £129M Contract for UK Armed Forces
More than 250 “portable” and “packable” mini drones will be delivered to the Armed Forces as part of a £129 million contract with systems integrator Lockheed Martin UK. Continue reading
Advanced Aircraft Company Gets NASA Contract For New Tilt-Wing Drone Design and Development
Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer and manufacturer of distributed electric propulsion tilt-wing and multi-rotor uncrewed aircraft vehicles (UAV), announced it has secured a contract from NASA to design and build tilt-wing prototype uncrewed aerial vehicles according to NASA specifications. Continue reading