The Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA’s flight tests continue. High and Medium Altitude Asymmetric Propulsion Test has also been successfully completed, according to official statements. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Gazprom Tests Unmanned Cargo Helicopter at Arctic Fields
India’s Rustom-2 Completes 8-Hour Flight Test
Overcoming the initial program setbacks, the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) last week flight tested the Rustom-2 medium altitude long endurance indigenous prototype drone and achieved eight hours of flying at an altitude of 16,000 feet at Chitradurga, Karnataka. Continue reading
UMS SKELDAR Performs First Automatic Flight of V-150
UMS SKELDAR has successfully achieved the remote automatic flight of its V-150 Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) platform. Continue reading
RAF Tests Drone Swarms Against Air Defenses
Leonardo, in a joint partnership with the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), successfully conducted a live trial of a ‘swarming drones’ capability. Continue reading
AeroVironment Successfully Completes Sunglider Solar HAPS Stratospheric Test Flight
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AeroVironment, Inc. announced that the Sunglider solar-powered high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) achieved key test milestones, including reaching an altitude of more than 60,000 feet above sea level and successfully demonstrating mobile broadband communication. Continue reading
Wing Loong-2 Completes Communication Trials
echnicians conducting pre-flight tests on the Wing Loong-2
The China-developed Wing Loong-2 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has completed the country’s first large UAV-supported emergency communication exercise, announced its developer, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic). Continue reading
Successful Flight-Test of Decentralised Hybrid Midair Conflict Management System
Ciconia Ltd, an Israeli company specialising in mid-air conflict management systems, recently demonstrated C&CAS (Co-ordination and Collision Avoidance System) its UTM enabling technology ‘live in Harmony’ concept between a Helicopter and a Drone. Continue reading