Bye Aerospace, Inc., a Denver-based company applying clean energy solutions to innovative aircraft designs for the aerospace and defense markets, announced that BoldIQ Inc. will provide operations optimization and disruption management software for the planned hybrid unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called the Silent Guardian. Continue reading
Category Archives: Aircraft Propulsion & Energy
Stanford Researchers Develop Peel-and-Stick Thin-Film Solar Cells
Stanford researchers have succeeded in developing the world’s first peel-and-stick thin-film solar cells. The advance is described in a paper in the December 20th issue of Scientific Reports. Continue reading
Tasuma UK Ltd Supplies Wind Tunnel Model to UAV Engines Ltd
Tasuma UK Ltd. has recently supplied to UAV Engines Ltd, UK. a full sized blended wing body UAS for testing and ratification with the AR731 rotary engine. Continue reading
Austro Develops Vibration Free Rotary Engine for UAS
After two and a half years of development, Austro Engine has bench-tested a new dual full authority digital engine-controlled rotary aircraft engine called the AE80R. Continue reading
First Solar and Intermolecular Team to Accelerate Cadmium Telluride (CdTe) Solar Cell Technology Development
Intermolecular, Inc. and First Solar, Inc. announced they have entered into a two-year collaboration and licensing agreement focused on further increases to the conversion efficiency of First Solar’s cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology. Continue reading
New Mobile Power Charger Technology for Unmanned Systems
Alta Devices has provided a glimpse of the future of mobile power with the announcement of reference designs for the world’s lightest, and highest energy density, flexible military solar charging mats. Continue reading
Refuelling System for mUAS
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Development of the AuVeTech Flying-Dock, an innovative system that renders feasible a massively increased range for autonomous aircraft via air-to-air refuelling, thus greatly expanding the operational envelope and functionality of mUAS, is well under way. Continue reading
Boeing’s Reusable, Unmanned X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Begins 2nd Flight
Boeing successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit on Tuesday, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space. Continue reading