During World War 2, the race for being the most technologically innovative country was more important than ever, particularly in aviation. As entirely new air forces were built from the ground up, almost a million aircraft were produced worldwide for warfare. Continue reading
Singapore’s First UTM Trials
Nova Systems, a multinational engineering services and technology solutions firm, and OneSky, a global UTM company developing airspace assessment, operations, and traffic management solutions, have announced the successful completion of Singapore’s first Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) trials. Continue reading
Aerovel Raises $2.5M for Flexrotor Development
Aerovel, manufacturer of Flexrotor, an advanced Group 2 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in Series B capital. The investment is from undisclosed leaders in aviation. Continue reading
Kenyan Parliament Approves Drone Registration Fee
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) has received the go-ahead to operationalise the Civil Aviation (Regulatory Fees and Charges for Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Regulations, 2020 after they were acceded to by the National Assembly on 6 March 2021. Continue reading
Gas Pipeline Inspections Simulated in Final NASA SIO Demonstration
Aerial inspections of gas and petroleum pipelines were simulated during NASA’s final Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) demonstration flight with partner American Aerospace Technologies Inc. (AATI) on Feb. 25, 2021. Continue reading
AeroViroment Gets $45M Switchblade Contract for UK
AeroViroment Inc., Simi Valley, California, was awarded a $44,961,750 modification (P00007) to contract W31P4Q-20-C-0024 for the Switchblade Weapon System. Continue reading
Estonian Startup Raises €2M for Drone-Based Power Line Inspections
Hepta Airborne , a Talinn, Estonia-based provider of end-to-end inspection and analysis tools for energy asset managers, announced completing a funding round of €2 million ($2.4M). Continue reading
LEMUR Drone Designed for SWAT Teams
Drone Nerds, a North American drone distributor, has partnered with American drone company, BRINC Drones, to help bring to market one of the most revolutionary tactical tools ever built. Continue reading