Coventry will become home to the world’s first electric ‘Urban Air Port’ after it was announced that Urban Air Port Air-One has been selected as a winner of the UK government’s Future Flight Challenge.
AgEagle Buys MicaSense from Parrot for $23M
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. a drone systems and solutions provider, announced the Company has agreed to acquire MicaSense, Inc. from Parrot, Europe’s leading drone group, in a combined cash and stock transaction valued at $23 million. Continue reading
UAV Factory Sold to Private Equity Firm
AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private equity firm specializing in Aerospace, Defense & Government Services, Power Generation, and Specialty Industrial markets, announced that it has acquired UAV Factory, a global player in the tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) technology markets. Continue reading
NORAD Tracks Two Russian Tu-142s Inside Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone
The Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Region, in support of NORAD, positively identified and tracked two Tu-142 Russian maritime patrol aircraft entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone on January 25th, 2021. Continue reading
Galileo Masters 2020 Winners Announced
2020 celebrated the 17th edition of Galileo Masters, featuring seven challenges presented by first-class partners and 17 EC Galileo Prizes powered by the European Commission (EC), with UAV’s winning in three of the categories. Continue reading
Lockheed’s Very Large Aeroplane – 900 Passenger Double-Deck Plane
Before the A380, Lockheed Martin had an idea for a double checker super transport plane. An insane aircraft designed in 1996 that was bigger than a 747, carried more passengers than an A380, and would have dominated the skies. Continue reading
Aerovel Flexrotor Speeds Through SOCOM Reliability Demonstration
Aerovel, makers of Flexrotor, an advanced Group 2 unmanned aerial system (UAS) with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), has announced strong reliability results for its latest Flexrotor variant. In demonstrations conducted for SOCOM (United States Special Operations Command) missions, Aerovel demonstrated over 150 cycles on the latest Flexrotor variant. Continue reading
MSU Uses Acoustic Anechoic Chamber to Develop Quieter Drones
Raspet Flight Research Laboratory engineer Hunter Vesa inside the acoustic anechoic chamber
A newly constructed interior room at Mississippi State’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory has been labeled the university’s quietest. Known as an acoustic anechoic chamber, the room, designed and built by Raspet’s engineers in consultation with expert faculty within MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering, absorbs reflections of sound waves. Continue reading