The newest tool in Florida Power & Light’s storm-ready kit has a wingspan slightly longer than a Cessna, can fly 1,000 miles at a time and cost the utility’s customers a cool $1.2 million. Continue reading
Chinese Micro Drone Flies Like a Maple Seed
Engineers in China have built a micro-drone that weighs 35 grams (a little less than an egg) and was inspired by maple seeds that they say uses less power than their conventional counterparts. Continue reading
Unmanned Traffic Management Market Worth $3.6 Billion by 2028
The unmanned traffic management market size was valued at 0.79 billion in 2020. The market is expected to rise from $0.92 billion in 2021 to $3.59 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 21.4 % during the forecast period 2021-2028. Continue reading
Downed Russian Fighters Found with GPS ‘Taped to Dashboards’
Wrecked Russian fighter jets are being found with rudimentary GPS receivers “taped to the dashboards” in Ukraine because their inbuilt navigation systems are so bad, the UK’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, said. Continue reading
NY Air Guard Tests MQ-9 Remote Landing and Takeoff Capability
The New York Air National Guard’s 174th Attack Wing highlighted its ability to fly the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft into any airport, anywhere on Thursday, May 5 when it landed an aircraft at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York. Continue reading
FAA Approves Airworthiness Criteria for Wingcopter
German drone delivery company Wingcopter has announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued the Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the Wingcopter 198 US unmanned aircraft. This approval marks a critical milestone in the certification process of Wingcopter’s flagship eVTOL delivery drone in the U.S. Continue reading
4D Composite Printing Can Improve the Wings of Drones
In a new paper published in the journal Composite Structures, Suong Hoa and his student co-authors present a method to make UAV wings cheaper to manufacture and more efficient in flight. Continue reading
Xtend to Supply Wolverine Gen2 Drones to US Military
Israeli firm Xtend will supply hundreds of new Wolverine Gen2 unmanned systems to the U.S. Defense Department as part of a joint government-to-government program with Israel’s Defense Ministry, the company announced . Continue reading