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Sky Power GmbH is the leading manufacturer of 2-stroke combustion and Wankel engines for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with an MTOW between 25 and 120kg. The propulsion portfolio consists of TRL9 fuel injection, carburetor, hybrid and heavy fuel engine systems. Continue reading
NASA Langley Research Center’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) High Density Vertiplex (HDV) sub-project recently hosted a live flight test event for guests that successfully showcased scalable autonomous operations. As a NASA Langley partner, ANRA Technologies (ANRA) provided fusion capability for multiple surveillance sources integrated into ANRA’s Uncrewed Traffic Management (UTM) system, then visualized in the HDV Operations Center. Continue reading
Skyports Drone Services has announced Speedbird Aero as new aircraft partner for the Orkney I-Port operation, a drone delivery project established in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair. Continue reading
In a visit to Tehran last week, Bolivia’s Defense Minister Edmundo Novillo Aguilar clinched a deal with his Iranian counterpart that is expected to include the delivery of Iran-made drones to La Paz. Continue reading
Roketsan‘s UAV-230 air-to-surface supersonic missile is in its final qualification phase and is scheduled to begin series production by the end of 2023, the company announced at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) held from 25 to 28 July in Istanbul, where a prototype of the missile was displayed. According to Roketsan, the UAV-320 will enter service in 2024. Continue reading
AeroVironment has filed a patent for a UAV payload module retraction mechanism. The mechanism includes a payload that can be stowed and deployed, with a biasing member to deploy the payload and a winch and flexible drawing member to retract it back into the UAV. Continue reading
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) on July 27th. approved the first phase of funding for a $37.2 million Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drone program to roll out new inspection capabilities over the next five years and position the nation’s largest state utility as an industry leader in robotic initiatives. Continue reading
US intelligence officials have warned that Russia is building a drone-manufacturing facility in country with Iran’s help that could have a significant impact on the war in Ukraine once it is completed. Continue reading