Kongsberg Geospatial has announced the general release of TerraLens 9.3, the latest version of their real-time, high performance, software development toolkit for geospatial visualization. Continue reading
ANRA Achieves 100 Hour Drone Delivery Milestone
ANRA Technologies achieved a 100-flight hour milestone while conducting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) delivery operations in India. ANRA led their consortia in support of a project awarded by the Directorate General of Aviation (DGCA) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA). Continue reading
Insitu and MDSI to Collaborate on UAS Opportunities in Europe
Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has announced the formation of a strategic alliance with MDSI ApS of Copenhagen, Denmark to collaborate on unmanned aircraft system (UAS) opportunities with the Danish Defence and potentially other customers across the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) and the European Union (EU). Continue reading
Booz Allen Challenges USAF C-UAS Award to Leidos
Leidos TIGER HPM
Booz Allen Hamilton is objecting to an award that went to Leidos to support Air Force efforts to counter unmanned aircraft. Under the $82.7 million task order contract, the Air Force is looking for systems engineering and integration services. The contract was competed under pool 3 of the GSA OASIS vehicle. Continue reading
A2Z Drone Delivery Launches Commercial Dual-Payload UAV with Freefall Delivery System
A2Z Drone Delivery, LLC, developer of a patented tethered freefall drone delivery mechanism, has announced the launch of its RDSX commercial delivery UAV. The A2Z Drone Delivery RDSX was developed in collaboration with a leading global logistics provider to deliver dual payloads per flight, helping drone service providers streamline deliveries while mitigating consumer concerns with residential drone delivery. Continue reading
Nordic Unmanned Gets €7M EMSA Award
Lockheed Martin Indago
Nordic Unmanned has received a conditional letter of award from the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) regarding lightweight RPAS services supporting pollution response and multipurpose maritime surveillance for up to 4 years, with tender name EMSA/OP/1/2021. Continue reading
NASA to Bring Air Mobility Vision to Stratospheric Heights
When flying on a commercial airliner, it can feel like you’re on top of the world, riding higher than any airplane out there. But an increasing number of aircraft soon will be flying even higher and NASA is studying ways to manage that anticipated air traffic. Continue reading
Retired Global Hawks to be Repurposed for Hypersonic Testing
Airmen from the 319th Civil Engineering Squadron perform a water salute for the EQ-4 Global Hawk in honor of its final landing at Grand Forks Air Force Base on July 29. 2021
Lea Greene, chief of public affairs at Grand Forks Air Force Base, and Bruce Gjovig said the line of retired unmanned aircraft, called “Block 20” Global Hawks, will be used to conduct hypersonic testing over the Pacific Ocean. Continue reading