On Sunday, April 5, Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle, which was identified as the Russian Zastava aircraft Bird Eye 400, near Svetlodarsk, in the area of Operation United Forces. Continue reading
Rakuten Mobile and Rakuten AirMap to Perform Drone Mobile Base Station Inspections
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. announced that it will collaborate with Rakuten Group company Rakuten AirMap, Inc., which provides solutions supporting safe and compliant drone operations to enterprises, airspace authorities and drone operators in Japan, in using drones to conduct completion inspections of base stations for its mobile network. Continue reading
Korea’s LIG Nex1 Invests in Drone Sensor Company
LIG Nex1 drone
South Korean aerospace and defense firm LIG Nex1 has acquired a 20 percent stake in Microinfinity, a domestic firm that makes navigation sensor chips for unmanned aerial vehicles. Continue reading
AFRL and Associates Improve Processes for Fabricating Engine Inlet Ducts
An 11-foot long unmanned aircraft system inlet duct preform is shown prior to resin infusion
Aircraft engine inlet ducts provide the engine compressor with a constant supply of air to prevent the compressor from stalling. Since the inlet is directly exposed to the impacting airflow, it must create as little drag as possible. The smallest gap in airflow supply can cause major engine problems as well as significant efficiency losses. Continue reading
Fortem Technologies Ships New DroneHunter F700
Fortem Technologies, Inc., a supplier of counter-drone security and defense solutions, has announced the shipment of the new AI-enabled F700 DroneHunter. Continue reading
FAA Awards $2.6M in 14 Drone Grants to Universities
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao has announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $2.6 million in research, education, and training grants to universities that comprise the agency’s Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) also known as Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE).
UAV Navigation’s Autopilots Can Now Control Sky Power’s Engines
UAV Navigation and Sky Power have collaborated to design cutting-edge flight control solutions. The two companies recently joined hands and agreed to integrate Sky Power’s Engine into UAV Navigation’s Flight Control Solutions. Continue reading
Fire Drill for High-Rise Firefighting Drones in China
Guofei General Aviation Equipment Manufacturing held a fire drill in Dazu, Chongqing. Combining the characteristics of high-rise firefighting in Chongqing, they used six high-rise fire-fighting drones to quickly put out the fire, so that guests at the scene could witness the miracle of a high-rise fire fighting UAV. Continue reading