UAS Denmark and Near Space Corporation, two of the leading UAS test ranges have entered into a cooperative agreement to share facilities and services with their mutual customers. Continue reading
Archer and United Airlines Form Joint eVTOL Advisory Committee
Archer Aviation Inc. and United Airlines have announced the creation of a joint eVTOL advisory committee. The committee is focused on advising on maintenance and operational concepts to recommend to Archer for its all-electric aircraft aimed at driving towards best-in-class operational standards in the emerging eVTOL industry. Continue reading
US House of Representatives Passes the Stop Iranian Drones Act
The US House of Representatives has passed the Stop Iranian Drones Act, bipartisan legislation sponsored by Republican Reps. Michael McCaul and Joe Wilson and Democratic Reps. Gregory Meeks and Ted Deutch. Continue reading
UPS Foundation, Swoop Aero and VillageReach Partner to Scale Impact in Malawi
Swoop Aero and VillageReach have entered a patronage partnership with the UPS Foundation under the umbrella of a Focusing Philanthropy fundraising campaign that aims to progressively scale up drone operations across Malawi. Continue reading
Vultee XP-54 | America’s Swoose Goose
For the US Army Air Force, Vultee XP-54 war machine was designed as a modern interceptor with excellent flight characteristics. Forward-firing weapons that are both powerful and accurate are designed to confidently eliminate targets at any range. Continue reading
GA-ASI Integrates Leonardo Seaspray V2 Maritime Radar onto MQ-9
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has integrated the Leonardo Seaspray 7500E V2 multi-mode radar onto an MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft and performed its first test flight on Apr. 14, 2021. Continue reading
DJI Halts Business in Russia and Ukraine
DJI will temporarily stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine. The move marks a rare exit from Russia by a prominent Chinese company since the war started, and comes after Ukrainian authorities claimed that DJI’s drones were being used by the Russian military.
Pilot and Instructor Faulted in Crash that Destroyed $64M Global Hawk
A drone pilot and an instructor at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., failed to realize an RQ-4 was 4,000 feet too high as it started its final approach and didn’t select the proper commands, leading the unmanned aerial system to overshoot the base and crash nearly seven miles away, according to a new accident investigation board report. Continue reading