International aviation services provider Bristow is carrying out the UK’s first trial of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for lifesaving operations in maritime and land environments, in partnership with the Schiebel Group. Continue reading
Griffon Aerospace Gets $50M US Army Order for Targets
MQM-171 Broadsword
U.S. Army fire-control experts needed two kinds of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targets to help ground forces train to attack and defeat enemy UAVs. They found their solution from Griffon Aerospace Inc. in Madison, Alabama. Continue reading
teTra Wins $100K Disruptor Award at GoFly Fly-Off
teTra Aviation, a team from Tokyo, Japan, has won the $100,000 Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Award in the Inaugural GoFly Prize Final Fly-Off, the world’s first global competition to create personal human flyers. Continue reading
GA-ASI to Host Blue Magic Belgium Again in 2020
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) has announced that it will host Blue Magic Belgium (BMB) again this year. Initiated in 2019, BMB is a GA-ASI industrial collaboration event held to identify Belgian technology companies interested in supporting the development of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian RPA. Continue reading
SimActive Speeds Up Stockpile Measurement with Drones
SimActive Inc., a developer of photogrammetry software, announces an enhanced workflow in Correlator3D to accelerate stockpile measurement. The new capability allows to automatically assess multiple volumes within the same project and output comprehensive reports. Continue reading
GA-ASI Reveals MQ-25 Defender Armed Aerial Tanker
General Atomics has revealed what appears to be a previously unknown unmanned aircraft concept, called Defender, that is capable of air-to-air combat and mid-air refueling. The company says that its primary mission would be to protect “high-value airborne assets,” such as airborne early warning and control aircraft, standoff reconnaissance planes, and aerial refuelling tankers. Continue reading
Drone Performs Airport Navigation Systems Evaluations at Mineral Wells Airport
CANARD Drones, a Spanish company, flew a specially-equipped UAS at the Mineral Wells Regional Airport (KMWL) to demonstrate their system’s capability to evaluate and calibrate the airport’s Instrument Landing System. Continue reading
Highlights from February Drone Advisory Committee Meeting
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and drone community leaders met in Washington, D.C.on February 27th. to continue an important dialogue on drone integration topics. Continue reading