As part of an agreement between Turkey and Ukraine, signed just before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion, Baykar had agreed to build its second manufacturing plant in Ukraine. Continue reading
Forecast: Worldwide CIVIL UAS Spending of $139 Billion Over the Next Decade
The dynamic growth in Civil Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) over the period will create significant rewards for smart investment as nations open their airspace, commercial applications take off, and civil governments adopt systems for new roles in border security and public safety. Continue reading
Embention Authorized to Operate Glider Drones in Germany
Embention has confirmed that it has become the first Spanish company to obtain the authorization of the LBA (German Aviation Safety Agency) to operate unmanned aircraft in German territory. The LBA‘s authorization is in addition to that granted by the AESA, which is a prerequisite for obtaining permits in the destination country. Continue reading
General Atomics ‘Committed’ to Providing MQ-9 to Ukraine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is committed to providing its MQ-9 family of medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Ukraine, a company spokesperson told Janes. Continue reading
Liquid Cooling Solutions for UAV Electronics
Modern unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and military aircraft carry advanced electronics and equipment critical to their successful operation. While innovation is carrying airborne technologies farther and higher than ever before, current avionic cooling practices cannot keep up with the immense heat generated by modern electronics. Continue reading
UK Launches Post-Mosquito Combat Drone Project
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an industry engagement effort to develop low-cost unmanned air systems following the June scrapping of the Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone project. Continue reading
RIEGL Introduces New UAV LiDAR Solutions
Among the products launched at Intergeo by lidar companies were two products from RIEGL focused on UAV-based laser scanning. The RIEGL VUX-160-23 and VUX-120-23 are the updated and extended versions of their UAV lidar sensor product line. Continue reading
Skyfire Consulting and Textron Systems Team for Public Safety Market
Skyfire Consulting, an experienced public safety UAS consulting group, has announced it has teamed up with Textron Systems – a supplier of geospatial data analysis and image processing software and services – to offer more actionable data to public safety agencies and Drone First Responder (DFR) programs. Continue reading