Mistral Inc. has announced that it has started the manufacturing of the THOR Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) VTOL Group 2 at its state-of-the-art facility in Nottingham, Maryland. Continue reading
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Safran and Edge Autonomy Present Lanner, Based on the Penguin Lightweight Tactical Drone System
Safran Electronics & Defense and Edge Autonomy presented Lanner, a new configuration of the Penguin Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) during the exhibition Eurosatory 2024. Continue reading
Thales UAS100 Long-Range Drone System Meets EASA Design Verification Report Milestone
Thales is currently developing the UAS100 drone system designed to perform long-range inspection, surveillance and alert missions for industrial, civil and homeland security users. The ScaleFlyt avionics solutions contributed to the safety of a full drone system which recently received the first full Design Verification Report for drone operations to be granted by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), a key step on the path towards certification of the UAS100. Continue reading
Glastonbury Festival Opens with Drone Art Show
A drone show has been held at Glastonbury Festival to mark the start of the event. Drone art show company, Celestial, created an immersive light display in the sky depicting the Tor, some of the festival’s most iconic artwork, and the Glastonbury sign in its signature font. Continue reading
DARPA’s X-Plane Shepard UAS gets Official Designation: XRQ-73
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced on 24 June 2024, that the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (Shepard) programme aircraft received its official designation, XRQ-73. Continue reading
Primoco and Czech T-Mobile Test UAVs for Mobile Network Coverage in Emergencies
Primoco UAV SE and T-Mobile Czech Republic have verified the possibility of integrating an LTE network BTS base station into the Primoco UAV One 150 unmanned aerial vehicle. The result is an advanced system that allows a substantial reduction in mobile network recovery time in emergency situations, applicable across the EU. Continue reading
German Aerospace Center Opens UAS Geo-Zone for Testing
With a view to testing the use of drones in offshore wind farms, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be using a geo-zone at the National Experimental Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems in June 2024 to expand drone operations in the open category. Continue reading
Shipping Container Launcher Packing 126 Kamikaze Drones
German defense contractor Rheinmetall is pitching a containerized launcher concept for Hero family loitering munitions, also known as other kamikaze drones, from Israeli firm UVision. The modified shipping container with 126 launch cells opens up a host of operational possibilities on land and at sea. Continue reading