Albatross
The Taiwanese military announced that in response to the January 2019 drone crash and other mechanical failures, its entire fleet of Albatross unmanned aerial vehicles is to be upgraded. Continue reading
Taiwan’s Navy Upgrades Drone Fleet
Tag Archives: unmanned aircraft systems
EU Delays UAS Implementing Regulation
The European Commission has delayed the applicability date of the European Union Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementing Regulation 2019/947 until 31 December 2020. Continue reading
AccelerātUM wants to Advance Unmanned Mobility Operations
A group of senior executives and experts from the aviation industry has announced the launch of AccelerātUM, a company focused on advancing unmanned mobility operations. Continue reading
Gas Stations Start Drone Delivery Services in Korea
GS Caltex said that it has launched drone delivery services at its gas stations on Jeju Island, utilizing them as logistics hubs. Continue reading
Police Helicopter Collides with Police Drone in Canada
There was likely a lively debrief after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) AS350 B3 helicopter and an RCMP SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone collided while on a joint mission over a rural area of British Columbia. Continue reading
US Army Tests Smart Shooter to Down Drones in Syria
A Soldier fires at a box carried by a drone during a Smart Shooter sighting device familiarization range near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria, May 30, 2020
Images of U.S. soldiers in the Syrian desert training with an advanced electronic aiming system on their rifles have offered the first indication that the Israeli-made device was being field tested by the U.S. military. Continue reading
US Air Force to Test Fighter Drone Against Human Pilot
Air Force researchers are designing an autonomous aircraft that can take down a manned plane in air-to-air combat, with the goal of pitting the two against each other in July 2021. Continue reading
Ultraviolet Light Drone to Sterilise Public Spaces
UVCDrone sterilising hospital ward
Researchers at NUI Galway’s Health Innovation via Engineering (HIVE) Lab have developed a novel method of providing sterilising ultraviolet light radiation in a wide variety of environments by harnessing the versatility of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones. Continue reading