Windhover Labs, a supplier of flight software and hardware, has announced the upcoming availability of its first hardware product, a low cost modular flight computer for commercial drones and small satellites. Continue reading
Rolls-Royce to Power Vertical Aerospace’s eVTOL
Rolls-Royce’s ground-breaking technology is set to power Vertical Aerospace’s flagship Urban Air Mobility (UAM) aircraft. A Rolls-Royce electrical power system will be integrated into the piloted all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle, which will carry up to four passengers for 120 miles at cruise speeds of over 200mph and is on course to certify in 2024. Continue reading
Tech Firms Team on BVLOS in VLL Airspace
Latvian mobile innovator LMT and software company Dimetor have partnered to explore the integration of drones into VLL (very low level) airspace. This builds on earlier collaboration where the two companies succeeded in validating the viability of BVLOS drone flights using mobile networks. Continue reading
FAA Announces Effective Dates for Final Drone Rules
The final rules requiring remote identification of drones and allowing some flights over people, over moving vehicles and at night under certain conditions will go into effect on April 21, 2021. Continue reading
Arcturus UAV Gets $7M Task Order for US Special Ops
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, now operating under the AeroVironment brand, was awarded a competitive task order valued at approximately $7 million from the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Continue reading
Real-Time Video and Data Feeds from Drones
The drone experts KSI Data Sciences, headquartered in California, provide live video and data streams, between drones and users. ‘MissionKeeper‘, the app created by KSI, can now be used in the FlyNex Enterprise Suite and allows uncomplicated real-time video and data feeds from the locally deployed drone. Continue reading
Australia to Co-Develop Additional Three Loyal Wingman Aircraft with Boeing
The Australian government announced that it has agreed with Boeing Australia to co-develop a further three Loyal Wingman aircraft to advance the air-teaming vehicle, payloads and associated support and training capabilities. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $5.9M Puma 3 AE Contract for Europe
AeroVironment, Inc. announced that it secured a $5,922,461 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract award on December 22, 2020 to provide Puma 3 AE tactical UAS, training and support to a European allied nation. Delivery is anticipated by April 2021. Continue reading