Denmark will begin establishing U-space this year following an ambitious partnership announced today between the country’s air navigation service provider, public authorities and international UAS test center. Continue reading
ANSI Publishes Standardization Roadmap for UAS, V.20
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced the publication of the Standardization Roadmap for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Version 2.0).* Continue reading
Tupolev to Make First Drone in Decades
Ukrainian Tupolev Tu-143 launched in 2008
Russia’s Tupolev is best known for building a strategic bomber powered by turboprop engines. The Tu-95 Bear, a still-flying relic of the Cold War that first took to the skies in 1952, is an artifact from an older era of design, with durability that can last the better part of a century. Continue reading
Moroccan Apaches to Get Video from MQ-1 Predator
MQ-1C Gray Eagle/ Apache in manned-unmanned teaming
The multi-billion dollar Moroccan deal for AH-64 Apaches also includes acquisition of manned-unmanned teaming kits (MUTKs) that will enable the gunship to collaborate with surveillance drones. Continue reading
Drones Spray Locusts’ Swarms in Agra, India
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Drones were being used to spray insecticides on locusts’ swarms as they reached Agra on June 30. Continue reading
GA-ASI Holds 3rd Multi-Domain Operations Demo with Gray Eagle ER
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) completed a month-long demo event that showcased a suite of long-range sensors, Air Launched Effects (ALE) and Scalable Command and Control (SC2) on its Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Continue reading
Ascent Vision Technologies Gets C-UAS Contract with Thailand Defense Agency
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) has received a contract from the Defence Technology Institute (DTI) of Thailand for its field-proven eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defense Integrated System (X-MADIS). Continue reading
IAI Adds Intercepting Drones to Drone Guard
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Iron Drone announced that they have entered a collaboration agreement for the integration of interception capabilities into IAI’s advanced anti-drone system, Drone Guard. Continue reading