Northrop Grumman Armament Systems is moving to verify the design and upgrade its Mobile Acquisition Cueing and Effector (M-ACE) system following a test event completed in July. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Deuce Drone Demonstrates Retail Package Delivery Service
Deuce Drone announced that it completed a technology demonstration of its retail package delivery service using small, unmanned aerial systems for its key retail partners, investors, and local officials. Continue reading
Brazilian Startup to Trial Drones in Food Delivery
Brazilian startup iFood has received authorization from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to start experimental flights with drones to support its food delivery service. Continue reading
German Navy Starts At-Sea Tests of SKELDAR V-200
The German Navy (Deutsche Marine) has just started at-sea tests of the SKELDAR V200 vertical take off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard first-in-class K130 corvette “Braunschweig”. Continue reading
Elbit’s THOR Completes Environmental Qualification Tests
Tests demonstrated the capability of THOR to withstand hard-gusting rain
Elbit Systems’ THOR, a multi-rotor Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) mini Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), successfully completed a series of environmental qualification tests ahead of the delivery of more than a thousand of units to an army in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Food Drone Delivery Trials Start in Singapore
Can chickens fly? Last week, five packets of ayam penyet did, when food delivery service Foodpanda used a drone to deliver the popular fried chicken dish from the Marina South Pierin Singapore to a ship located 3 km offshore. Continue reading
NASA Small Business Partnership Prepares Drone for 30-Day Science Flights
Swift HALE during its first flight test on July 7, 2020
Aircraft play an essential role in how we study and understand Earth’s surface, climate, and atmosphere. Now, a new commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) aims to bring about a powerful way to observe our planet for days or weeks on end. Continue reading
HAPSMobile Successfully Completes Fourth Test Flight
HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. and minority-owned by AeroVironment, Inc., has announced the fourth successful test flight of its “Sunglider” solar-powered high-altitude platform system (HAPS). The flight took place on July 23, 2020 (PT) at Spaceport America (“SpA”) in New Mexico. Continue reading