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
Successful First Flight of Hermes 900 HFE in Switzerland
On Wednesday June 15, at shortly after 07:00, the new reconnaissance drone for the Swiss Armed Forces in Emmen completed its first flight. With this successful test flight, the reconnaissance drone system 15 (ADS 15 – Hermes 900 HFE ) reaches another important milestone. Continue reading
Ukraine Downs New Russian Drone
Pavel Kashchuk, founder of the automotive site infocar.ua and host of the eponymous YouTube channel, posted images showing the wreckage of Merlin-VR unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Watchkeeper Crashes into Sea off Cyprus
A Watchkeeper UK Army drone costing £30 million has plunged into the sea — the seventh in the £1.2 billion programme to crash. Continue reading
DARPA Wants to Refuel Drones in Wirelessly in Flight
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) published a request for information (RFI) from anyone willing and able to contribute their tech, with a few caveats. Continue reading
Unpowered MIP Gripper Allows Drones to Passively Perch and Grasp
Aerial drones are much more useful if they can grasp and carry objects, plus they use much less power if they can perch on stationary objects instead of hovering. A new attachment allows drones to do both, without using any electricity. Continue reading