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Drone Light Show Fail in Shanghai
On the night of the Dragon Boat Festival on June 14, nearly a thousand UAVs flew over the Huangpu River on the North Bund of Shanghai but the show ended in disaster. Continue reading
B-32 Dominator – The Last Air Battle
Consolidated’s bomber, the B-32 Dominator, was the final heavy strategic bomber to enter the U.S. Army Air Forces’ service. Continue reading
Wave Engine Corp Gets $1M USAF Versatile Air-Launched Platform Award
The USAF Armament Directorate has awarded the North American Wave Engine Corporation a $1 million contract to build and demonstrate the Versatile Air-Launched Platform (VALP) as part of the USAF’s efforts to develop high-impact technologies critical to the future of aviation and aerial combat. Continue reading
FAA Announces Approved Administrators for Recreational Drone Pilot Safety Test
Sixteen organizations have been selected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to initially administer the Recreational Unmanned Aircraft Systems Safety Test (TRUST). The test was developed to provide recreational drone flyers with aeronautical safety knowledge and an overview of the rules for operating drones in the National Airspace System. Continue reading
Pegasus Imagery and Kongsberg Geospatial Sign MOU
A Pegasus Imagery PV-02 EOS lifts off for takes off vertically like a quadcopter before transitioning to horizontal flight
Kongsberg Geospatial, developers of the TerraLens Geospatial Software Development Kit (SDK), and Pegasus Imagery Ltd. an aerospace company developing advanced autonomous aircraft and sensor systems, announced that they have signed an MOU to work together to advance the development of safe, autonomous Unmanned Aircraft. Continue reading
TEOCO and Swisscom Partner to Support UAV Traffic
TEOCO, a provider of analytics, assurance and optimization solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, together with partner STRAPAG, has announced a partnership on TEOCO’s AirborneRF to enable the operational deployment of drones over Swisscom’s cellular network. Continue reading
Hoverboarding in Times Square
This video of a man in a helmet hoverboarding down Times Square appeared recently on social media. Continue reading