Drone Defence has secured around €550K in seed funding from US based corporate investor to develop proprietary drone detection technology, which combats the emerging drone threat. Continue reading
Pneumatic Powered Drone Wasn’t Made to Fly
José Manuel Hermo Barreiro, also known as Patelo, is a retired naval mechanic with a love for scale model engines. Using only basic tools and a lathe, he has built a non-flying hexacopter display model, each propeller turned by a tiny single cylinder motor that runs on compressed air. Continue reading
Formation at Flying Legends Airshow
This is what makes the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford so special – the balbo, a magnificent formation of warbirds that closes the show. This film shows the take-offs, formation including in-cockpit and the formations at the end. Continue reading
US Drones Collide and Crash Over Idlib, Syria
The U.S. lost two drones over Syria Tuesday after a mid air collision, a defense official announced. Continue reading
FAA Continues Drone Training Initiatives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced 26 schools have been selected so far to participate in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Collegiate Training Initiative (UAS-CTI). Continue reading
Indian Fishermen Net a ‘Banshee’ Target Drone
A group of fishermen of Talapada, a nondescript village in Balasore district, were in for a pleasant surprise after netting a prized catch, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), about 20 km from the place. Continue reading
Mexican Cartel Deploys Drones Armed with C-4 Explosive
More evidence has surfaced to indicate the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is using drones armed with C4 explosives to attack its enemies. Continue reading
K-State Polytechnic Granted Nationwide BVLOS Waiver
Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus Applied Aviation Research Center has received a new waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration that permits K-State Polytechnic to fly unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight, or BVLOS, in all Class G airspace nationwide.