AirCar, a dual-mode car-aircraft vehicle moved closer to production this week, fulfilling a key development milestone in a 35-minute flight from the international airport in Nitra to the international airport in Bratislava on June 28th, 2021. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Thales New 100+ km Range UAS Completes First Flight
Thales has successfully completed the first flight of a half-scale prototype of its UAS 100 long-range unmanned air system. Developed in partnership with Issoire Aviation and Hionos, and with the support of the French Ministry of the Armed Forces via the Defence Innovation Agency (AID), UAS100 will help meet demand for more cost-effective drone missions with a lower environmental impact. Continue reading
Flying Beef Bowls? Yoshinoya Completes Drone Delivery of its Signature Gyudon
Drone delivers Yoshinoya Co. gyudon dishes packed in a cardboard box in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
Fast food chain operator Yoshinoya Co. and delivery service operator Demae-can Co. have tested a drone service that delivers “gyudon” beef-on-rice dishes. Continue reading
Skyborg Successfully Integrates into Orange Flag Large Force Test Event
The Skyborg team conducted a two hours and thirty minutes flight test on June 24 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard a General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger tactical unmanned vehicle during the Orange Flag 21-2 Large Force Test Event at Edwards AFB, California. Continue reading
Israel Enters Phase 2 of Testing Drone Fleets in Urban Environments
After a successful initial phase, AI-based Multi-Flight System and Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM or “U-space”) specialist Airwayz Drones Ltd, resumes its participation in a two-year pilot program, which will see multiple fleets of drones tested beyond any other scheme to validate the safe and efficient use of drones in urban environments. Continue reading
Air Traffic Control Issues Instructions to Drone Pilot via Altitude Angel App
Air Traffic Control The Netherlands (LVNL), in cooperation with Dutch Drone Delta, has conducted a successful trial during which air traffic control instructions were issued to a drone pilot via the Altitude Angel developed GoDrone app. Continue reading
Skyward and FAA to Test Cellular-Connected Drones
Verizon and Skyward testing cellular connected drones in Florida
Skyward, a Verizon company, has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to test cellular-connected drones. Continue reading
Pegasus Flies and Drives at US Army Yuma Proving Ground
During Project Convergence 20, the Army Futures Command’s capstone exercise of an ambitious project of learning, multiple examples of the most cutting-edge military technology were put through their paces on U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s vast ranges. Continue reading