The China-developed solar-powered unmanned aircraft “MOZI 2” has completed a successful maiden flight, its producer OXAI Aircraft Co., Ltd. announced last week. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
Korean Air’s Unmanned Helicopter Makes First Test Flight
An unmanned helicopter unveiled by Korean Air has made its first test flight as part of efforts to develop a fully unmanned platform that could be used for high-risk civilian and military missions. Korean Air said the Korean Air Unmanned System – Vertical Helicopter (KUS-VH) performed its maiden flight for about 30 minutes on July 30 at a research center run by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in the southern coastal town of Goheung. Continue reading
German Researchers Develop Unmanned Gyrocopter for Heavier Cargo
Drone gyrocopter over Cochstedt Airport, Germany
The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is developing a new type of gyrocopter that gets rid of the pilot to provide more cargo space. The focus of the Automated Low Altitude Air Delivery (ALAADy) system, the ALAADy Demonstrator unmanned gyrocopter is designed to autonomously deliver heavier cargoes at low altitudes. Continue reading
NMSU’s PSL Conducts Detect and Avoid Tests for FAA
With increased popularity and usage of unmanned aerial systems, commonly referred to as drones, keeping the skies safe is critical. New Mexico State University is part of a team conducting testing to help the Federal Aviation Administration achieve that goal. Continue reading
Uber Eats Successful Delivery Tests used 4G BVLoS Technology
Uber Eats successfully tested its first food delivery by drone recently, in a high-density urban area with the assistance of technology from San Diego-based startup ModalAI. As the drone carried its edible cargo, VOXL, a powerful yet light-weight computing platform with 4G cellular connectivity, helped keep it safely on the flight path, even when the drone was out of sight from the pilot-in-command. Continue reading
US Navy Tests Multiple Unmanned Aerial and Undersea Systems
MK4 Launcher launches a ScanEagle from the expeditionary fast transport vessel, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1).
The US Navy has carried out a series of fleet experiments with multiple unmanned aerial and undersea systems aboard the expeditionary fast transport (EFT) vessel, USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). Testing was conducted in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key West, Florida, and included the V-BAT vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Scan Eagle UAV, and Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace & Redwing Labs Partner for Global Drone Delivery
Pierce Aerospace, a U.S. based Remote ID UAS Service Supplier (RID-USS), and Redwing Labs, a Bengaluru, India based drone delivery company, have announced a partnership to advance global medical drone deliveries. Continue reading
Researchers Trial Camera-Based Auto-Land System
Researchers at two German universities have tested an experimental automatic landing system on a light aircraft that uses optical information from onboard cameras and satellite positioning data, instead of ground-based navigation aids. Continue reading