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CAL Analytics is deploying its detect and avoid (DAA) service and contingency management platform (CMP) within New York’s 50-mile Drone Corridor and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) designated uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) Test Site at Griffiss International Airport, managed by NUAIR. Continue reading
Russian troops are using advanced camouflage systems to conceal their Iskander short-range ballistic missile launchers from Ukranian drones. Continue reading
The U.S. Army plans to launch a swarm of up to 30 small drones networked into a swarm later this month over the Utah desert as part of an international exercise. Deployed from an advanced echelon of a dual air-assault mission by helicopter-borne troops from the U.S. Army and allied participants, the swarm will be the largest group of interactive air-launched effects (ALEs) the Army has ever tested. Continue reading
The Pentagon announced that it will deliver 121 “Phoenix Ghost” drones. The drone was developed prior to Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, but after discussions with Ukrainian officials, Air Force officials realized that the drone capabilities “very nicely suit their needs.” Continue reading
H2FLY, the Stuttgart-based developer of hydrogen fuel cell technologies for aircraft, announced that its demonstrator aircraft, the HY4, set what is believed to be a new world record last week for hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft, flying at an altitude of 7,230 feet and confirming the company’s position as one of the leading companies in this new sector. Continue reading
Undefined Technologies, a Florida-based tech startup, has unveiled the new aesthetic design of its silent eVTOL drone powered by ion propulsion. Continue reading
Addressing the need for large-scale, safe uncrewed aviation, Iris Automation has announced the commercial availability of Casia G, a ground-based version of its detect and avoid (DAA) surveillance solution. Continue reading
Zipline, an American company that specializes in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan. Continue reading