Paragon VTOL Aerospace, a global vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft provider for numerous industries, has adopted solutions from Siemens Digital Industries Software for its product development process. Continue reading
GPS Jamming Disrupting Israeli Airspace Comes from Russian Base in Syria
The signal that has been disrupting satellite navigation for planes flying through in recent weeks originates inside a Russian air base inside Syria, according to data collected by a US-based researcher. Continue reading
Leonardo Plans to Absorb AWHero
Leonardo’s board of directors has approved a plan for the company to absorb its unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturing Sistemi Dinamici subsidiary into the main business line of the firm. Continue reading
Turkish Drone Destroyed at Tripoli Airport
Eastern Libyan forces loyal commander Khalifa Haftar said they destroyed a Turkish drone parked at Tripoli’s only working airport on Sunday and declared a “general mobilization” as tensions between Ankara and the eastern administration mounted. Continue reading
Solar-Powered Micro Drone
Going back to the time of Leonardo da Vinci, animal flight has inspired human enquiry, and we have sought to emulate nature by building machines that attempt to fly using flapping wings. In a paper in Nature, Jafferis et al.1report a key step towards the emulation of insect flight with what they claim to be the lightest insect-scale aerial vehicle so far to have achieved sustained, untethered flight.
Denmark Charges 3 Men for Buying Drones for ISIS
ISIS fighters launching a booby-trapped drone
Danish prosecutors have charged three men under Denmark’s anti-terror laws on suspicion of buying drones and components with the purpose of delivering them to the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq where they were to be used “in combat actions.” Continue reading
Singapore Men Charged for Flying Drones Near Airbase
Tay Miow Seng, 40, and Ed Chen Junyuan, 37, are the first two individuals in Singapore to be charged for flying drones without a permit near an airbase
Two men were charged on Friday (Jul 5) over flying drones without a permit near an airbase in what is the first prosecution of its kind in Singapore.
251 Drones Held at Entebbe Airport, Uganda
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, UCC and Customs officials during the sensitization workshop on Drones at Mestil Hotel in Kampala on July 3, 2019
At least 251 drones are held at Entebbe International Airport, pending clearance.nThe Ag. manager Customs, URA, Entebbe Airport Armstrong Turyakira says, 442 drones were brought into the country in the 2018/19 financial year and only 191 were registered.