China has for the first time showed off retired 1950s era fighter jets that have been converted to drones, with satellite photos of two of its east coast bases near Taiwan showing a large number of the jets on site. Continue reading
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H3 Dynamics Launches UTM-Ready Drone Charging Station
H3 Dynamics has announced the launch of DBX-G7, a brand new vertiport system for autonomous drone operations. Smarter, faster, and multi-modal with 5G and 4G, DBX was designed to scale on-going digitization efforts in safety compliance, maintenance and crisis management. Continue reading
MQ-4C Tritons Complete First Deployment to Japan
Two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems returned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, following a deployment to NAF Misawa. Continue reading
Aerit Completes Sweden’s First Commercial Food Delivery by Drone
Aerit Nimbi at Vaxholm
Aerit has just completed Sweden’s first commercial beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) food delivery in collaboration with Region Halland using its autonomous drone the Nimbi.
ANRA Enters Japanese Market with Drone Delivery
ANRA Technologies, a supplier of integrated airspace, mission management and delivery systems for uncrewed aircraft, has announced its engagement in live drone flights over Japan, showcasing its airspace management and drone delivery software platforms as part of a project led by NEDO (National Institute of New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) to develop a drone traffic management system for multiple drone operators to fly in the same airspace safely. Continue reading
Japan Airlines to Acquire up to 100 Vertical Aerospace eVTOLs from Avolon
Japan Airlines intends to lease or purchase up to 50 of Vertical Aerospace’s in-development VA-X4 air taxis from aircraft lessor Avolon. Continue reading
Mesa Air Group Partners with Flirtey on Drone Delivery Business
Mesa Air Group, Inc. has signed an agreement with aerospace technology company Flirtey to order 4 delivery drones, with an option to order an additional 500 aircraft. The agreement marks Mesa becoming the first scheduled airline to launch drone delivery in the U.S. Continue reading
Canada Hospitals Test Drones for Lung Transplant Transport
Unither Bioelectronics has set its sights on transforming the way we think of transplantable organ transportation, either donor organs or manufactured organs. In September 2021, in a proof-of-concept flight, the company transferred donor lungs for transplant between two hospitals using its proprietary aerial drone organ transportation technologies. Continue reading