Skyports, an owner and operator of vertiport infrastructure for the advanced air mobility (AAM) industry, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brent Cross South Limited Partnership, a joint venture between Argent Related and Barnet Council, to develop a passenger air taxi vertiport at Brent Cross Town. Continue reading
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Uber Co-Founder Invests in Wingcopter via Start Up Fund
Expa – a global network of startup founders supporting entrepreneurs through expertise, access, and funding – today announced a strategic investment in Wingcopter. Continue reading
Poland’s WB Group Unveils Swarming UAV System
Poland’s WB Group is pushing its new W2MPIR swarming unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which it says is designed to defeat an adversary’s layered air defences. Continue reading
UK Business Minister Backs Altitude Angel
Altitude Angel, a global UTM (Unified Traffic Management) technology provider, and Oxfordshire County Council have announced they are to collaborate on a unique project which will provide local authorities with a blue-print for each to realise and enable its local drone economy. Continue reading
Hughes and SES Demonstrate First Multi-Orbit SATCOM for Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Hughes Network Systems, LLC and SES have announced the successful first demonstration of a new multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability for remotely piloted aircraft. Conducted for General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the demonstration paired Hughes HM series software-defined modems and Resource Management System (RMS) with SES’s satellites that operate in geosynchronous (GEO) and medium earth (MEO) orbits. Continue reading
Lockheed P-38 Lightning Documentary
https://youtu.be/3qo9SELpVM4
Of the three outstanding U.S. Army Air Corps fighters of World War II (the others being the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang), the Lockheed P-38 was the first to fly by almost two and a half years. Continue reading
Drones Find Sulfur Violations on 10% of Ships Near Gibraltar
Over the summer EMSA’s remotely piloted aircraft have been monitoring the level of sulphur oxides released by ships transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Continue reading
FIXAR Equips Outdoor UAVs with BlackBox Logging System
With effect from September 2021, FIXAR will equip all its outdoor drones with the additional FIXAR BlackBox system for UAV flight data logging enabling to increase traceability and accountability of the aircraft and contribute to safer air traffic. Continue reading






