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This summer offshore wind giant Ørsted is using heavy-lifting cargo drones to carry out the largest programme of offshore equipment deliveries that has ever been done outside the military – including Hornsea 1 & 2, the largest offshore wind farms in the world. Continue reading
The NATO standard “Sense and Avoid for Unmanned Aircraft Systems” has been promulgated and is effective after being ratified by NATO nations. This is the first Sense/Detect and Avoid standard to be implemented on both sides of the Atlantic. Continue reading
An ultra-endurance drone roughly the size of a small plane crashed along the beach near Ninilchik, according to aviation authorities. The crash involved an aircraft with a 36-foot wingspan known as Vanilla Unmanned, built for days long endurance flights and involved in several military flights including some in Alaska in recent years. Continue reading
The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, designed and developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), is now conducting flight testing in coordination with the U.S. Air Force. This historic achievement continues the company’s rapid creation of new, jet-powered unmanned platforms chartered by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to achieve air dominance while being designed for rapid production, in large quantities, at an affordable price. Continue reading
– uAvionix, a leader in aviation communications, navigation, and surveillance data solutions, and VOTIX, the pioneering drone automation and orchestration platform, has announced the successful integration of uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B data service into the VOTIX platform. The collaboration delivers real-time, aviation-grade Detect and Avoid (DAA) data to VOTIX users, enhancing safety, operational efficiency, and decision-making for Drone as First Responder (DFR) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) missions. Continue reading
– Saab has revealed Nimbrix, its first ever dedicated Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) missile. The missile is developed to counter the increasing threat from small drones on the battlefield. Continue reading
“In [the Star Wars movie], ‘A New Hope,’ Luke Skywalker flies an X-Wing through the Death Star trench and blows it up,” La Torre said. “This wasn’t like that. It was way harder. Honestly, it felt more like Darth Vader shooting down rebel pilots. He might be the villain, but he’s also one of the best pilots in the galaxy.” Continue reading
On a US Air Force base, something unimaginable is happening: the Americans are giving a group of Soviet military officials a tour of some of their most dangerous frontline aircraft. With the Cold War as good as over, the Americans proudly show off the technology that helped them win. Continue reading