Germany will get weaponized drones for the first time after years of debate, parliamentary sources told AFP Wednesday, as the EU giant, shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, moves to ramp up its defense capabilities. Continue reading
Wing Launches Drone Delivery Service in Texas
Wing is finally launched the first ever commercial drone delivery service in a major U.S. metropolitan area on Thursday, April 7. Continue reading
Second Successful Flight for DARPA Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)
DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). Continue reading
Iris Automation Get Second FAA BVLOS Waiver for Reno BEYOND Program
Iris Automation has been granted a second waiver for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) autonomous operations on behalf of the City of Reno, this time utilizing its Casia G ground-based solution. Continue reading
NASA Armstrong, Researcher and Vigilant Aerospace Win NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year Award
NASA has announced that the technology licensed to Vigilant Aerospace and used in the company’s FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid and airspace management product has won NASA’s Commercial Invention of the Year 2021 award. Continue reading
Elsight’s Multi-Network Broadband Connectivity Now Available to the Auterion Ecosystem
Auterion welcomes Elsight to the growing Auterion ecosystem. This state-of-the-art connectivity solution provides a high degree of reliability and safety, boosting chances of obtaining regulatory certification for commercial drone operations beyond visual line of sight. Continue reading
GA-ASI Introduces New Eagle Eye Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) introduces the Eagle Eye radar. The new MMR is installed and has flown on a U.S. Army-operated Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS. Eagle Eye joins GA-ASI’s line of radar products, which includes the Lynx MMR. Continue reading
US Navy Actively Experimenting With Cargo UAS Between Ships
The US Navy has been conducting flights between ships as part of an effort to experiment with a cargo unmanned aerial system for maritime use. Continue reading