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The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, completed 30-minutes of uninhabited flight with the optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) over the U.S. Army installation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5th. Continue reading
Steadicopter has unveiled the Black Eagle 50H – a hybrid-powered unmanned helicopter and the newest model in its Rotary Unmanned Aerial System (RUAS) family, designed for a range of law enforcement, maritime, civilian and covert missions. Continue reading
Ultra Electronics and Berry Aviation Inc. demonstrated the capabilities of its Hawk Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), a micro-device that enables automatic determination of the identity of airborne vehicles, in support of Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-UAS) mission experimentation during MFIX 22. Continue reading
Parallel Flight Technologies, a supplier of heavy-lift drone technology, and LIFT Aircraft have announced a new collaboration to develop a hybridization solution for LIFT’s HEXA eVTOL aircraft. Continue reading
The U.S. State Department has approved a $300 million Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of France for the continuation of MQ-9A Reaper Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) and related equipment. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), developer of the MQ-9A Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft, is the principal contractor. Continue reading
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that it is promoting use of drones for transportation of famous Lakadong turmeric from Meghalaya to other parts of the country. Continue reading
ESA BIC Czech Republic alumnus Dronetag has launched a small Remote ID device for drones that was developed through the ASPIRE with ESA programme. The Dronetag Mini can be attached to any drone to bring it into line with new regulations and stay safe in the increasingly crowded drone airspace. Continue reading
Israel is to deploy a laser interception system to protect itself from ground-launched and airborne threats within the next 12 months, the government announced on 1 February. Continue reading