Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience

GA-ASI’s New Centerline Avionics Bay Increases MQ-9A Capability

MQ-9 with Centerline Avionics Bay

For the first time on Feb. 3, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) equipped with a newly developed Centerline Avionics Bay (CAB). The CAB provides space to incorporate critical new capabilities for GA-ASI customers. Continue reading

Northwest UAV and US Naval Research Laboratory Test a Hydrogen Powered UAV Propulsion System

Through a cooperative agreement, Northwest UAV (NWUAV) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory  (NRL) have successfully completed a hydrogen fuel cell prototype designed specifically for the high power-to-weight ratio and harsh operational requirements of unmanned systems. Continue reading

InfiniDome Successfully Tests ‘GPS Jammed’ Scenario Flight Ops

infiniDome Ltd., the GPS Security Company, announced the successful completion of UAS flight trials conducted under GNSS jamming scenarios. The test flight was part of the NA’AMA initiative, a project to push the boundaries of BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) operation and accelerate the adoption of UAS in urban environments. Continue reading

Vodafone Tests New Tech that Tracks Drones within Centimetres

Autonomous trucks need to warn e-bikes of their presence to avoid accidents, first responders need to know the position of critical medical drones with pinpoint accuracy, and operators need to precisely locate precious cargo. Vodafone customers will have applications that do all that and more thanks to a new technology it is testing. Continue reading

Leonardo and D-Flight Demo Electric-Powered Heavy Goods Drone

In a recent collaboration with the Municipality of Turin and D-Flight (an ENAV group company, part owned by Leonardo and Telespazio), Leonardo conducted a series of test flights in which a drone weighing 130 kg and powered by an electric propulsion system carried loads of up to 25kg. Continue reading