Day two of Heritage Flight 2019 is complete. Historic aircraft fly with an F-35 and F-22 at Davis-Monthan AFB during the certification course. Continue reading
Skyborne Technology Acquires Costin Airport- Florida
Skyborne Technology, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and integrator of next generation manned and automated first responder communication, unmanned airship and drone aviation systems has acquired Costin Airport in Gulf County, FL for flight operations, manufacturing and unmanned aircraft systems training. Continue reading
Uzbekistan Receives Ravens for Border Security
In an effort to secure and control key points of entry, the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense thought that extra set of eyes could be the RQ-11B digital data link Raven – an unmanned aircraft system battled-tested by U.S. forces for the last decade. Continue reading
Yuma Prepares Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft
Bell unveils V-247 Vigilant vertical take-off and landing unmanned system
The U.S. Army said that Yuma Proving Ground’s aviation testers are preparing for an appearance of future tactical unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
Dutch Start-Up Flight Tests in Spain
Last week the BCN Drone Center had the privilege of hosting Eyeplane, a drone startup from The Netherlands which is a part of the ESA BIC network and their Norwegian engineering partners Maritime Robotics. Continue reading
Quantum-Systems Signs $3M Indian Contract
Sajid Mukhtar (MD, API-Roter Group) with Surveyor General Girish Kumar and Florian Seibel (CEO Quantum-Systems GmbH)
India’s elite surveying organization Survey of India awards India’s first survey grade hybrid UAV Trinity+ order to India’s oldest surveying instrument company API-Roter Group partnered with Quantum-Systems GmbH Germany. Continue reading
AirMap and Honeywell Develop Cost-Effective Tracking Solution For Drones
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AirMap, a global airspace management platform for drones, and Honeywell have announced the development of a cost-effective drone tracking solution to provide airspace safety authorities with situational awareness of manned and unmanned aircraft operations within an airspace system. Continue reading
MHPS to Use Drones for Inspecting Power Plant Boilers
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS) is putting into practical service unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to more easily and efficiently inspect the interiors of power plant boilers and other large indoor structures. Demonstration testing for manually operated drones was completed last year, and MHPS plans to begin offering the inspection service from April 2019. Continue reading