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Air Methods, the US leading air medical service provider, announced the launch of Spright, a newly formed drone solution, designed to help improve healthcare access and minimize supply challenges. Collaborating with Wingcopter, a German drone manufacturer, Spright is creating a drone-based, healthcare-specific delivery network across the United States. Continue reading
Fugro RAMMS, the world’s smallest and lightest ‘deepwater’ airborne lidar bathymetry (ALB) system, can now be deployed from vessels of opportunity using a Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 uncrewed aerial system (UAS). Continue reading
DHL was the first parcel service provider in the world to directly integrate a parcelcopter logistically into its delivery chain but has reportedly discontinued the Parcelcopter project. In response to a question from WELT AM SONNTAG, DHL spokesman Alexander Edenhofer said: ” We are not continuing the parcel copter project .” Continue reading
Airman 1st Class Bryant Vides-Perlera, a crew chief assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, pulls chocks beside an RQ-4 Global Hawk as it’s towed across the flight line at Grand Forks Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 23, 2020
A US Air Force RQ-4 Block 40 Global Hawk crashed at approximately 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time today in a rural field near Gilby, North Dakota. Continue reading
During the warm up sessions for the third rugby test match between the South African Springboks and British and Irish Lions in Cape Town, one of the Lions players downed a TV drone with a spectacular spot kick. Continue reading
A logistics Unmanned Air System (UAS) prototype, called Blue Water UAS, approaches to deliver cargo on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during supply demonstration Feb. 21, 2021
The US Navy has demonstrated that small drones could take the place of manned platforms in delivering critical spare parts, most of which weigh less than a large bag of dog food, between ships at sea. Continue reading
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, has been awarded a $338,071,466 firm fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee and time-and-material contract for Lots 17-21 production, out-of-warranty-repairs, and contractor logistics support. Continue reading
Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC), a developer of long-endurance hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft systems designed for a wide range of commercial, defense and public safety applications, has announced the launch of its Hybrid Advanced Multirotor Unmanned Aircraft System (HAMR). Continue reading