Emirati conglomerate the Edge Group has unveiled a series of vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones as well as a precision-guided munition system. Continue reading
Survey Finds 60,000 Drone Operators in Italy
There are about 60 thousand (59,901) operators in the drone sector in Italy today according to the latest data from the National Agency for Civil Aviation (ENAC) and, in a market that still faces “difficulties and slowness in the regulatory and bureaucratic field” forecasts are for & ograve; of “significant growth in the near future”. Continue reading
UK Royal Navy Expands Puma Fleet
The Royal Navy has expanded its fleet of remotely-piloted drones – the far-seeing eyes of navy warships – with new training, personnel and 12 aircraft. Continue reading
Airbus Zephyr Delivers Broadband
Airbus and NTT DOCOMO, INC. have demonstrated the ability to use its solar-powered Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) to deliver future wireless broadband connectivity. Continue reading
Martin UAV Kicks Off MTUAS Increment 2 Effort
Shield AI, the defense-technology company using self-driving software to enable collaborative teams of unmanned aircraft to operate in GPS- and RF-denied environments, announced that Martin UAV (a Shield AI company) kicked off its Multi-Mission Tactical UAS Increment 2 (Mi2) prototype effort with Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) on Oct. 19. Continue reading
India Demonstrates Autonomous Take-Off, Landing Capabilities of Rustom II
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has demonstrated the Rustom II medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle’s (UAV’s) ability to take off and land autonomously. Continue reading
Skyports to Develop Air Taxi Vertiports in Los Angeles
Skyports, a global vertiport designer, builder and operator, and LAZ Parking, one of the largest parking companies in the United States, announced a partnership agreement to develop and deploy vertiports for electric air taxis in Los Angeles. Continue reading
AeroVironment’s New Multi-Sensor Nighttime Imaging Payload
AeroVironment, Inc. has introduced the Mantis i45 N, a multi-sensor nighttime imaging payload compatible with Puma 2 AE, Puma 3 AE and Puma LE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading