AeroVironment Celebrates 50 Years

In the 1970s, AeroVironment founder Dr. Paul B. MacCready, Jr. became the first to design and build an aircraft that successfully achieved controlled human-powered flight, giving birth to the company’s reputation of achieving the impossible in aerospace engineering. Now, as the company begins its 50th year in business, it’s preparing to break yet another barrier by enabling a first-of-its-kind mission on Mars. Continue reading →

Swift Engineering HALE UAS Completes First Flight


In partnership with NASA’s Ames Research Center, Swift Engineering’s high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial system, completed its maiden flight. The only US-made platform in its class, Swift’s flight team, performed a full-system check, validating the vehicle’s configuration for high-altitude continuous surveillance missions. Continue reading →

Aerodyne and PWC Complete Drone Inspections Trial at British Port

ABP and Aerodyne colleagues on jetty at Port of Immingham

Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading and best-connected port owner and operator, announced it has successfully embedded drone technology into its asset management practices and policies, following an 18 month programme. Continue reading →

EVA and Unifly Streamline the Safe Integration of Drones

Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) technology provider Unifly has formed a partnership with drone service company EVA. Together, the two partners provide an end-to-end solution for the drone services market by combining EVA’s drone infrastructure (portable Vertical Stations) and Unifly’s UTM technology. Continue reading →