The Kansas Department of Transportation is starting the testing phase of the Integration Pilot Program this week. Flights by Iris Automation will focus on enabling new detect and avoid capabilities for drones. Continue reading
Category Archives: Applications & Testing & Experience
China Tests World’s Largest Cargo Drone
Developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology and Chinese delivery company SF Express, the large commercial drone, known as Feihong-98 (FH-98), made a successful test flight at Baotou test site in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Tuesday. Continue reading
T-Mobile Tests UAS as Cell Carriers
Last month, T-Mobile was granted authority to conduct tests in Bellevue and Redmond, Washington, using AWS-3 spectrum to operate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, up to 400 feet in the air. Continue reading
DHL Tests Drone Delivery of Medicines in Tanzania
DHL, the German government and the Darmstadt-based drone manufacturer Wingcopter have completed successfully a six-month trial delivering medicines in 40 minutes to an island in Lake Victoria that normally takes six hours by road. Continue reading
GA-ASI Completes FOT&E for Gray Eagle ER
Partnered with the U.S. Army, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) recently completed Follow-On Test & Evaluation (FOT&E) for its MQ-1C ER Gray Eagle Extended Range. Continue reading
UDRI Tests Impact of Drone on Aircraft at High Speed
University of Dayton Research Institute impact tests prove large aircraft won’t always win in collision with small drones.
Flyability Elios UAS Survives High Radiation Dose Rate
Exelon Power Labs recently conducted a test that exposed the Elios drone from Flyability to high levels of radiation while the system was in flight. Continue reading
Astro Completes Successful Flight Test of eVTOL Project
Astro Aerospace, the company creating autonomous, eVTOL (Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aerial vehicles has announced the success of their recent flight testing just North of Toronto, in Markham Ontario, Canada. Continue reading