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Under the new £15.7m contract Prismatic, the BAE Systems company which has developed the PHASA-35 High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Unmanned Air System (UAS), will provide the aircraft as the flight demonstration platform for a new power beaming technology designed to keep solar-powered stratospheric aircraft flying year-round, day or night. Continue reading
Elroy Air has announced that Bristow Group Inc. has expanded its early delivery reservations for the Chaparral autonomous cargo aircraft, reserving 10 additional early delivery positions for a total of 15. Bristow previously secured early delivery slots for five Chaparral drones and announced a pre-order agreement for up to 100 Chaparral drones. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman recently completed an aeroballistic test for a new 50mm projectile for Raid Hunter, its Gun-Based Air Defence (GBAD) system, validating projectile performance and generating critical flight data to advance its development. Continue reading
TEKEVER, Europe’s leading provider of AI-powered autonomous systems, announced the first close of its US $580 million Series D financing, valuing the company at US $6.4 billion. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. congratulates the U.S. Air Force (USAF) on the pace of progress for its Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, which features the FQ-42 Vengeance designed and produced by GA-ASI.
Joby Aviation, Inc. announced that an aircraft equipped with its autonomy technology has completed the first-ever autonomous flight across the United States. The aircraft flew 3,199 miles with zero control inputs from its onboard safety pilot, concluding the eastbound leg of its month-long tour in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, near the site of the Wright brothers’ first powered flight.
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, announced that it participated in a demonstration collaborating with the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP) at Virginia Tech supporting the Virginia Advanced Air Mobility Smart Airspace Program, becoming the first unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to fly in commercial airspace utilizing two vertiports. Continue reading
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and GE Aerospace announced a key program milestone with the successful ignition of the GEK800 turbofan cruise missile propulsion system. Recently, the GEK800 Serial Number 1 was tested at the X-58 test facility, igniting successfully.