Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., San Diego, California, is awarded a $9,162,847 modification (P00002) to cost-plus-fixed-fee order N00019-19-F-0280 against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-15-G-0026. Continue reading
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Mosquito Night Navigation Inspires New Drone Obstacle Avoidance System
Scientists have used the principles that guide a mosquito’s nocturnal flight to develop a quadcopter equipped with an elegant collision-avoidance sensory system. Their research, published in Science, demonstrates how the mosquito avoids obstacles in the dark by sensing changes in the airflows generated by its flapping wings. Continue reading
ZALA AERO Drone Delivery Optimises Route
The ZALA AERO DRONE DELIVERY (ZDD) service solves the problem of delivering cargo to any location, regardless of its whereabouts. It is no longer necessary to construct complex logistics routes and think about traffic, the new solution is delivery by the shortest route, in the shortest time possible. Continue reading
CBP Predator Crashes on Runway at Mathis Field
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) experienced a nose-wheel collapse, resulting in a hard landing, on arrival at its home base on Mathis Field, San Angelo Regional Airport, on May 15. Continue reading
EHang and LN Holdings Open World’s First ‘UAM’ Theme Hotel
EHang Holdings Limited announced that it has entered a strategic partnership with LN Holdings, a Shenzhen-listed tourism platform company, to further commercialize its AAVs by integrating Urban Air Mobility (“UAM”) solutions into the latter’s hotel/tourism businesses. Continue reading
FlytWare Launches Solution Partner Program for Drones in Warehouses
FlytBase, Inc. has launched the FlytWare Solution Partner program, designed for win-win partnerships in the supply chain industry, with a focus on inventory automation in large warehouses & DCs. Continue reading
Ukrspecsystems Launches UAS Components Division
In response to the growing demand from customers to use parts and components that were firstly introduced in the PD-1 UAS for their own projects, Ukrspecsystems decided to launch a new subdivision. Continue reading
AeroVironment Gets $146 M US Army Switchblade Contract
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the receipt of a one-year, $75,930,901 funded contract award on April 30, 2020 from the United States Army for procurement of the company’s Switchblade loitering missile system. Continue reading






