Many EU countries will be experiencing a step change in drone regulations from 1st January 2021 as they adopt the ‘EU UAS Regulation Package’ and with this development brings a steep learning curve of finding which category applies to any given drone operation. Continue reading
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Russia’s Orion Launches First Missiles
The Orion unmanned aerial vehicle launched small-sized guided missiles, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti. It became the first Russian drone to use this type of weapon Continue reading
New FAA Rules Require RID and Allow Night Flights
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced final rules for Unmanned Aircraft (UA), commonly known as drones. Continue reading
Pierce Aerospace and Notre Dame Get USAF Contract for Remote ID
Pierce Aerospace and the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Research Computing announced that the US Air Force awarded them an Agility Prime contract for “Decentralized Remote ID for Air Vehicles: Optimization of Low Latency, Scalable Data Networks Via Emulation, Modelling, and Simulation. Continue reading
ADAC Air Rescue Reserves Two VoloCity eVTOLS
Volocopter and ADAC Luftrettung announced that ADAC Luftrettung has reserved two VoloCity electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Continue reading
China’s First National Standard for UAS Express Delivery Service Effective from January 1, 2021
The Specification for Express Delivery Service by Unmanned Aircraft (the “Standard”) issued by the State Post Bureau of PRC will be effective from January 1st, 2021. Continue reading
Black Bee Drone ‘Just Because it Looks Cool’
Latvia-based company Dartz Motorz designed the Prombdrone Black Bee with the simple intention of just looking cool. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $53.7M RQ-4B Global Hawk USAF Service Contract
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $53,700,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost reimbursable-no-fee, indefinite-delivery requirements contract for the RQ-4B Global Hawk. Continue reading