Ukrainian military news portal Militarnyi reports that Ukrainian defense forces have received and successfully deployed Shield AI MQ-35A V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicles supplied by the United States. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Off-Road Reaper: Air Force MQ-9 Roughs It for ACE Exercise
A recent exercise saw Air Force Special Operations Command land an MQ-9 on a dirt strip in New Mexico on Dec. 16, where it was rearmed, refueled, and launched again by a small group of Airmen. Continue reading
TSA Launches New Era of Drone Watch at San Francisco International
For the first time in history, TSA used an agency-owned, small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) to test the threat of drones over San Francisco International Airport (SFO). Continue reading
Wingcopter, ITOCHU and ANA Test Drone-Based Transport of Research Blood in Japan
– ITOCHU Corporation, Wingcopter‘s partner in Japan, haa tested the transport of research blood1 using Wingcopter’s delivery drone in a research project. Together with ANA Holdings and the local blood center of the Japanese Red Cross, research blood was flown between the cities of Urasoe and Nago in Okinawa Prefecture. Continue reading
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Successfully Demonstrates New Radar Capability In Canada
– Schiebel, in collaboration with MDA Space, has successfully demonstrated IMSAR’s NSP Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with Ground and Maritime Moving Target Indication (GMTI and MMTI) capabilities during a one-week intensive trial at the Foremost UAS Test Range in Western Canada. Continue reading
Kratos XQ-58A Demonstrates Collaborative EW and Kill Chain Closure at Emerald Flag 2024
– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced the successful performance of a recent series of flight tests of the United States Marine Corps’ XQ-58A Valkyrie, manufactured by Kratos. These flights and exercises were conducted jointly earlier this year by Kratos, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Autodyne, the United States Marine Corps (USMC), the United States Navy, and the United States Air Force (USAF). Continue reading
Droniq and Fraunhofer IFAM Complete 180 Km BVLOS Flight in Civil Airspace Over North Sea
As part of a project collaboration, Fraunhofer IFAM and Droniq GmbH successfully carried out a 180-kilometer drone flight from the Offshore Drone Campus Cuxhaven (ODCC) to Helgoland and back. For the first time, the safe integration of unmanned BVLOS flights over the sea was achieved in compliance with civil regulations and with the involvement of all relevant stakeholders. Continue reading
Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer Completes Successful EUDAAS Demonstration
The European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS) demonstrator, integrated into Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer, completed its final test flight at Trapani airport, validating advanced sensors, digital flight controls and smart technologies for safe integration of large remotely piloted aircraft into European air traffic alongside other crewed and uncrewed aircraft. Continue reading