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NASA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) project introduced a new Air Traffic Management (ATM) architecture that utilizes industry’s ability to supply industry-developed, third-party services that work complementarily with the FAA-provided Air Traffic Service (ATS) to exchange relevant air vehicle information among the UAS operations and between the UTM and the conventional ATM system. Continue reading
Sources have confirmed the order of half a dozen CH-5 Rainbow combat drones from CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation). The aircraft will join the CH-3 and 4 already in service. Continue reading
The AFWERX Agility Prime program took another step forward in December with the first government remotely piloted flight of an electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
According to pictures published on Chinese social networks, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has conducted a maiden flight with its new Wing Loong-1E, which is an advanced version of the Wing Loong 1, a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), developed by the Chinese Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group. Continue reading
Anduril Industries was awarded an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (H92402-22-D-0001) with a maximum ceiling of $967,599,957 for a counter-unmanned systems, systems integration partner (SIP). Continue reading
The use of drones for asset management across different industries has rapidly increased. It has changed the way assets have been inspected for decades, which has clearly impacted how we manage assets in a variety of businesses. But has this change impacted the business landscape positively? Has the use of drones in commercial spaces improved the quality of data collected? Has it led to cost and time benefits? The answer is yes!
Read this article to understand why drones are the future of asset inspection. Continue reading
A plan to use drones to fly items betweens hospitals in south Cumbria has taken a step forward. The Morecambe Bay NHS Trust wants to use the unmanned aircraft to efficiently transport samples and medication across their sites. Continue reading
AutoFlight, the Chinese eVTOL company, continues its global expansion and establishes its first location in Europe: A team led by former Airbus manager Mark R. Henning is now ramping up at Augsburg Airport in Germany. The team’s first task is to achieve European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for AutoFlight’s airtaxi ‘Prosperity I’, an electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a range of approximately 250 kilometers. Continue reading