For more than five years, Zapata Industries, a company founded by Franky Zapata, a former world jet ski champion, has been promoting his ‘Flyboard Air’ to the armed forces. Continue reading
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Drone Delivery Pilot in Swedish Archipelago
Aerit has announced that it will pilot drone delivery services to the Swedish archipelago in collaboration with ICAx, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, and Norrtälje municipality. The announcement follows selection of the project for funding by the Swedish Innovation Agency Vinnova via the “Drones in Service of the Climate for Autumn of 2021” call.
Skyports Tests Drone Services in Massachusetts
Skyports drone flight trials, New England, Massachusetts, USA
Skyports has partnered with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Aeronautics Division to demonstrate how its drone services could link communities across the Cape Cod region in Massachusetts, USA. Continue reading
US Air Force Counter UAS Mission in UAE
Tech. Sgts. Christina Cary and Jacob Wirick each use a dronebuster to interrupt the signal to an Unmanned Aerial System, during an exercise at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 3, 2021
Specialists with the U.S. Air Force 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron provide base defense at Al Dhafra Air Base from threats posed by Unmanned Aerial Systems using a 5-pound radar gun-like device. Continue reading
Brazilian Army Considers Loitering Munitions and Armed UAVs
Brazilian Army uses the hand-launched FT-100 fixed-wing ISTAR tactical UAV
The Brazilian Army is seeking to adopt unmanned combat tactical effectors such as loitering munitions and armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Continue reading
ATA LLC Addresses Low Level Airspace Awareness Challenges
The systems required to safely coordinate unmanned traffic management (UTM) operations below 400 feet above ground level (AGL) between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), drone operators, and other stakeholders remains a work-in-progress. Continue reading
Liteye and Unmanned Experts Partner to Address Drone Swarms
Liteye Systems, based in Denver Colorado, has partnered with Unmanned Experts Inc. to provide the hardware components to ruggedize the new AIR COMMONS – SWARM, drone swarm asset planning, management, and control system. Continue reading
MQ-25A Prototype Now on Carrier George H.W. Bush for At-Sea Testing
The prototype for the Navy’s unmanned refueling tanker is now aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ahead of at-sea testing. Continue reading