Skip Stewart’s full aerobatic routine at the 2019 Spirit of St. Louis Airshow in Chesterfield, MO. William Lewis “Skip” Stewart (born February 9, 1968), better known as Skip Stewart, is an aerobatic and commercial pilot from the United States. Stewart flies in airshows in the United States and abroad, in his two highly modified Pitts muscle biplanes. Continue reading
Heathrow Gets Anti-Drone System from Operational Solutions
Operational Solutions announces that its bespoke set of anti-drone systems has been deployed at Heathrow as part of the airport’s end-to-end counter drone measures to help to keep the country’s busiest airfield free from drones. Continue reading
Faulty Engine Design Caused MQ-9 Crash
An MQ-9 Reaper’s engine design led the drone to crash about 20 minutes after takeoff while deployed overseas in September 2018, a recently released Air Force accident investigation concluded. Continue reading
Frequentis and Alititude Angel Partner on National UTM Platform for Norway
Frequentis, a global Air Traffic Management (ATM) solutions provider and Altitude Angel, a UTM (Unmanned Traffic Management) technology provider, will jointly deploy a national UTM system for Norway. Continue reading
Simlat Solution Delivered to FAA UAS Simulation Lab
Simlat has delivered its small UAS/drone simulation solution to the UAS simulation lab at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center (WJHTC) NextGen Integration & Evaluation Capability (NIEC). Continue reading
More About Mysterious Drones Seen in Rural Areas

This Jan. 2, 2020, photo shows red lights from wind turbines in the distance
in the area of Genoa and Hugo, Colorado where sightings of unidentified large drones in the air have been reported
People insist that they have seen fleets of large drones traversing the night sky of rural America, mysteriously their mission, and raising questions that have come together in conspiracy theories and start an investigation. Continue reading
Liteye Systems Delivers Another $10M in CUAS Solutions
Liteye Systems, Inc. has announced the shipment of an additional $10M of US AUDS systems. The recent delivery of Liteye’s US configured Anti-UAS Defense Systems (AUDS) to the US Government continues a three-year run of consistent performance delivering life-saving technology to our warfighters. Continue reading
France Signs Stratobus Platform Study Contract
Thales Alenia Space (the joint venture between Thales, 67% and Leonardo, 33%) and Thales have signed a contract with The French defence procurement agency DGA (Direction générale de l’armement) to carry out a concept study concerning intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) applications using a Stratobus type platform to meet French army operational needs. Continue reading





