Quantum-Systems GmbH, a developer, designer, and manufacturer of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced the closing of a financing round with new investors Peter Thiel, Project A, and Sanno Capital. Continue reading
SkyDrive Showcased Ultra-Compact Flying Vehicle SkyDrive SD-03 at GITEX GLOBAL 2022
SkyDrive, a Toyota City based aero tech startup, showcased its ultra-light and compact flying vehicle SD-03 that requires no runway. It is designed to vertically take off and land with superb stability, this emission-free electric vehicle brings air transportations closer to everyone. Continue reading
Garuda Aerospace India and Lockheed Martin Canada to Collaborate on UAS Solutions
Garuda Aerospace and Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to integrate Garuda Aerospace’s Made-In-India drones with Lockheed Martin Canada CDL Systems’ advanced Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) software solutions for defense and commercial purposes. Continue reading
Boeing’s New Advanced Composite Fabrication Center in Mesa, Arizona
Boeing’s Defense, Space & Security (BDS, Arlington, Va., U.S.) business unit recently unveiled its new Advanced Composite Fabrication Center (ACFC), which has been purpose-built to produce advanced composite components for future combat aircraft. Continue reading
Russia Using Iranian Nationals in Ukraine to Launch Suicide Drones
Russian forces took Iranian instructors to the occupied Kherson and Crimea regions to launch Shahed-136 kamikaze drones, the Ukrainian National Resistance Center reported. Continue reading
EASA Publishes Guidelines on Noise Level Measurements for Drones Below 600 kg
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) published guidelines to establish the noise levels of drones below 600 kg, the first proposal world-wide for this, applicable to a wide variety of drone designs including multicopters, fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters and powered-lift aircraft. Continue reading
Norway Detains Two Drone-Carrying Russians
A 50 year-old Russian-Israeli citizen was arrested at the Storskog border crossing between Norway and Russia on Thursday after police found two drones and several data storage units in his car during a routine check. Continue reading
AM General Unveils Humvee with Switchblade Kamikaze Drones
Global military mobility solutions provider AM General unveiled the HUMVEE Saber Blade Edition concept – a collaboration with leading defense companies to showcase the platform’s flexibility to easily integrate various advanced weapons systems – at the recent Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) Continue reading