Ford Motor Company has filed a patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle integration system. The patent was filed on January 9th, 2019, published on October 25th, 2022, and assigned serial number 11479368. Continue reading
Norway Police Want Russian Drone Operators in Kept in Custody
Courts in both northern and western Norway are being asked to extend the custody of Russians arrested recently for flying drones and using them for aerial photography. An appeals court in Hordaland ordered one Russian man held at least until November 18. Continue reading
Turkey’s First Kamikaze Drone on Show
The Turkish defense industry has added a new product to the kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) developed domestically. The new drone, named Deli, was developed by Titra Teknoloji and was exhibited for the first time at the SAHA Expo defense and aviation fair in Istanbul. Continue reading
Coal-Powered Kamikaze Nazi Rocket Plane – Lippisch P13
The Lippisch P.12, P.13a and P.13b were related design projects for a ramjet-powered delta wing interceptor aircraft studied in 1944 by German designer Alexander Lippisch. The P.12 and P.13a were unarmed, relying on reinforced wings to ram its opponent. The P.13a and b were to be powered by powdered coal. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Air-to-Air Laser Communications
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully completed an air-to-air laser communication link between GA-ASI’s Laser Airborne Communication (LAC) terminals integrated onto two company-owned King Air aircraft. Continue reading
Rotax Engines Used in Iranian Drones in Theft Wave
The Austrian-made Rotax light aircraft engine recently found in a Russian-operated, Iranian-made Mohajar-6 drone recovered by Ukrainian forces is a model that has been at the center of a puzzling and prolonged theft campaign around the globe, but especially in Europe. Continue reading
Teal Drones and Tomahawk Robotics Partner to Simultaneously Control Air- and Ground-Based Vehicles
Teal Drones, the defense- and security-focused subsidiary of Red Cat Holdings, Inc. , announced that it has significantly enhanced the capabilities of its 4-Ship multi-vehicle system through a partnership with Tomahawk Robotics, the leading innovator of common control solutions. Continue reading
Turkey’s First Unmanned Helicopter
Turkish engineering company Titra has been picked to receive government subsidies for its ambition to produce the country’s first unmanned helicopter, the Alpin. Continue reading