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After the successful operations in 2021, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 is once again supporting the Romanian Border Police. The operations started in March and are scheduled to continue until August 2022. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) service is delivered by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). Continue reading
Iranian state television on Saturday broadcast footage of an air force base for drones under the Zagros mountain range in the west of the country. The exact location of the base was not revealed, although the TV reporter said he travelled on a helicopter for nearly 40 minutes from the city of Kermanshah to reach it. Continue reading
A crypto-currency exchange bought this year’s Eurovision crystal microphone trophy from Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian rap-folk band that won the competition, to help it raise funds for their country’s fight against the Russian military. Continue reading
Sydney-based drone tech company Aerologix is taking its operations to new heights after closing a AUD4.2 million (USD 3M) funding round led by specialist investment manager Ellerston Capital. Continue reading
A Hermes 900 drone of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed Saturday morning near a popular mountain resort in Baungon town in Bukidnon province on Saturday afternoon, May 28. The military reported no casualties or major damage to any private property. Continue reading
At the launch of Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022 – a two-day event with over 70 exhibitors, at Delhi’s Pragati Maidan on Friday, May 27, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on hailed the use of technology in the past eight years as a “bridge” for reaching government benefits to the poor and mocked those who create “fear” about it. Continue reading
The Austrian armed forces have selected Rheinmetall’s C-sUAS system for a six-month period of testing and evaluation. In May 2022 Rheinmetall Air Defence AG shipped the latest version of its rapidly deployable counter-small unmanned aerial system (C-sUAS) to the Austrian military. Continue reading
An unmanned aircraft owned and operated by the University of Alaska Fairbanks flew from the general aviation area of Fairbanks International Airport, a historic feat in the effort to safely incorporate such aircraft into controlled airspace. Continue reading