Boeing said foreign partners could be potential customers for its updated MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
Wingcopter Raises $42M to Expand Beyond Medical Drone Deliveries
Wingcopter, the German delivery drone manufacturer and service provider, announced that it has raised $42 million from renowned financial and strategic investors. The new funding is part of a Series A extension round, tripling the company’s total equity raise to more than $60 million to date. Continue reading
Skyports Delivers School Meals by Drone in Scotland
Pupils in remote parts of Argyll and Bute could soon have their school meals delivered by drone. In a UK first, Argyll and Bute Council is teaming up with leading drone specialists Skyports to trial the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in delivering school meals. Continue reading
British Airways Flight on Approach to London Heathrow Airport Came within 50 ft of Drone
A British Airways flight came within 50 ft of smashing into a large drone over north London while coming in to land at Heathrow Airport, a report has revealed. Continue reading
Suter/CAE Signs MOU with Pinnacle Aircraft Engines for US Overhaul Services
Suter/CAE have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pinnacle Aircraft Engines (PAE) to provide USA overhaul services on Suter’s TOA288 UAV engine. Suter’s TOA288 engine is flying on the Shield.AI V-Bat 128 and Volansi’s Voly 20 and Voly 50 VTOL solutions. Continue reading
Air Nostrum Orders 10 Airlander Hybrid Air Vehicles
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) has announced an aircraft reservation agreement with one of the largest regional airlines in Europe, Air Nostrum Group, for HAV’s pioneering hybrid aircraft – Airlander 10. Continue reading
Pentagon Suspends Deal to Sell Four MQ-1Cs to Ukraine
The Biden administration’s plan to sell four MQ-1C Gray Eagle armable drones to Ukraine has been paused on the fear its sophisticated surveillance equipment might fall into enemy hands, according to two people familiar with the matter. Continue reading
Serbia Shows Gavran Loitering Weapon System
Serbian state-owned export agency Yugoimport used the Eurosatory 2022 defence fair to showcase the country’s first loitering weapon system, the Gavran (Raven). Continue reading