Iraq is interested in purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), attack helicopters and advanced weapons from Turkey, the Middle Eastern country’s defense minister has said. Continue reading
Joby and NASA Collaborate to Measure Noise Footprints
Joby’s full-scale, all-electric prototype preparing for flight above the company’s Electric Flight Base in California
Joby’s electric air taxi, which has recently swept the market through multiple large fundraising rounds, a successful IPO, and an acquisition of Uber Elevate amongst others, has now announced that they have become the first company to fly an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) National Campaign. Continue reading
Italian Police Raid Drone Maker Over Chinese Takeover
An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators have alleged. Continue reading
Kronstadt Announces Drone Sales to ‘Foreign Countries’
Russian defense contractor Kronstadt announced that it has signed contracts for the sale of drones to unspecified foreign countries. The first deliveries are expected by 2022. Continue reading
EHang Performs Trial Flights in Estonia
EHang Holdings Limited announced that its flagship passenger-grade AAV EHang 216 and Falcon logistics model have completed Beyond Visual Line of Sight trial flights for airport transport and parcel delivery in Estonia under the European Union’s GOF 2.0 Integrated Urban Airspace Validation (“GOF 2.0”) project. Continue reading
GA-ASI Demonstrates Airborne MUM-T with MQ-20 Avenger
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) continues to advance new levels of autonomous control for unmanned aircraft, successfully completing an airborne Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) demonstration on Aug. 25, 2021 pairing a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger with a modified King Air 200 as a surrogate for 4th– and 5th-generation tactical fighters. Continue reading
PABLO AIR to Launch New York Drone Delivery PoC with EVA
MOU signing between PABLO AIR and EVA
PABLO AIR, a company specializing in drone logistics solutions and delivery services and a member of Born2Global Centre, will take part in the development of a drone delivery service for use in the United States. Continue reading
MCTECH Presents New C-UAS Manpack System
MCTECH, an Israeli company specializing in the development and production of electronic warfare solutions for security forces, armies, and governments, unveiled recently the MC-HORIZON D360BP, a multi-layered manpack system designed to protect against UAVs. Continue reading