The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) announced on Monday it is seeking suitable suppliers of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also referred to as drones, to be used for intelligence gathering purposes. Continue reading
QinetiQ Wins UK Royal Navy Vampire Phase 1 Contract
QinetiQ has won a £6m, four-year, Vampire Phase 1(1) contract to support the Royal Navy’s future high performance Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) operations. The company will provide its experimentation expertise and its Banshee Jet80+ targets to help Royal Navy Aircraft Carriers train for real-world scenarios. Continue reading
Dufour and Blueberry Aviation Enter Strategic Partnership
Blueberry Aviation, the global commercial aircraft and helicopter specialists, and Dufour Aerospace, a Swiss eVTOL company, have signed a global partnership agreement. Continue reading
Amazon Drone Crashes Hit Jeff Bezos’ Delivery Dreams
Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers’ homes in 30 minutes. Asked when this future would arrive, the Amazon.com Inc. founder said he expected drone deliveries to commence in the next five years or thereabouts. Continue reading
Royal Netherlands Air Force to Begin MQ-9 Operations in Curacao
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has taken delivery of three MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) and two Mobile Ground Control Stations from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). Continue reading
TruWeather Solutions Joins With Iris Automation for UAS Weather-Enhanced Ground-Based Surveillance
Reston, Virginia-based micro weather data and analytics firm TruWeather Solutions recently joined forces with Reno, Nevada-based Iris Automation. Continue reading
Future of Network Inspection – enviaM Relies on Drone Deployment
How to ensure the maintenance of more than 74,000 kilometers even if energy demand increases in the future? Chemnitz-based energy supplier enviaM has been using digital inspection by drone since 2018. Now the company has had FlyNex train 40 new drone pilots. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE UAS Completes a World Record 39-Hour Flight
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works demonstrated the expanded endurance capabilities of a specially configured Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE unmanned aerial system (UAS) through a world record endurance flight on Feb. 18, 2022, at the Santa Margarita Ranch in California. Continue reading