Intelligence about the location of invading Russian forces in Mykolaiv Oblast fell into the hands of the Ukrainian military, the Strategic Communications Department of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Telegram on Aug. 19. Continue reading
Chinese-Built ASN-209 Drone Crashes in Algeria
A Chinese-made ASN-209 surveillance drone crashed this Monday, September 12, 2022 in a field in M’sila, Algeria. Continue reading
Skyportz Announces Plans for Australia’s First Vertiport in Melbourne
Skyportz announced the design for the first vertiport in Australia to service the emerging electric air taxi industry at the AAUS annual Advanced Air Mobility summit in Melbourne. Continue reading
Azerbaijan’s DefTech Develops High-Speed Cargo Delivery Tiltrotor UAV
Azerbaijan’s DefTech is developing a tiltrotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and presented a 1:3 scale aircraft at ADEX 2022 in Baku. Continue reading
uAvionix SkyLine Command and Control Network Adds LTE Support Option
uAvionix announces it is in development of LTE support and a new airborne radio manager “muLTElink” for its SkyLine Command and Control (C2) Network. Continue reading
A New Visual Navigation System from UAV Navigation
UAV Navigation releases its new Visual Navigation System (VNS) aimed at manufacturers and end users of NATO Category I and II UAS. Continue reading
5,000 Drone Patents Granted Last Year – a 39% Increase
Patents granted for drones worldwide have increased by 39% to 4,876 in the past year*, shows new research by leading intellectual property law firm Mathys & Squire. The figure is up from 3,511 in the previous year and up three-fold from just 446 patents five years ago.
Zelenskyy Decorates CEO of Baykar with First Class Order of Merit
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Turkey’s Baykar Makina, an acclaimed strike UAV manufacturer. Continue reading