A Spectrum Health Aero Med helicopter had a near collision with a drone while landing at Butterworth Hospital. The drone was hovering over the rooftop landing site when the aircraft landed. Continue reading
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Kratos Expands Production Capacity Ready for Air Force Contract
Kratos employees move a target drone inside after testing its engine
Kratos Defense, a manufacturer of military tactical and training drones, expanded its footprint in Oklahoma City. Continue reading
USAF Awards $7.4 Billion Ceiling MQ-9 Reaper Contract
An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flightline as the sun sets at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., Nov. 20, 2019
In an effort to field MQ-9 Reapers faster and meet an increasing operational demand for the aircraft, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program Office awarded a $7.4 billion ceiling Agile Reaper Enterprise Solution (ARES) contract to General Atomics Sept. 17. Continue reading
Altitude Angel Plans 5 Mile Drone Corridor Near London
The Thames Valley to the west of London will be the site of what is expected to be the world’s first commercial drone corridor in open and unrestricted airspace according to plans submitted to the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority. Continue reading
Director General of French Civil Aviation Authority Bows Out
On Friday 18 September 2020, Patrick Gandhil, the Director General of the ‘‘Direction Générale de l’Aviation Civile’’ (DGAC), the French civil aviation authority, officially left his function after 13 years in this position. Continue reading
Governor Cuomo Announces Winner of the GENIUS NY UAS Competition
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced Geopipe of New York City is the winner of GENIUS NY’s $1 million grand prize. The GENIUS NY program is the world’s largest business competition focused on unmanned systems, cross-connected platforms and other technology-based sectors. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Unveils Speed Racer UAS to Prove Digital Engineering
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division said on Sept. 16 that it is developing and will fly a new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) called Speed Racer to validate that an internal digital engineering process called StarDrive can produce sophisticated flight vehicles faster and cheaper across the full range of the company’s product portfolio. Continue reading
GA-ASI at USAF’s ABMS On-Ramp Demonstration
MQ-9 with REAP Pod
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) played a central role in U.S. Air Force’s (USAF’s) Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) On-ramp demonstration held September 1-3, 2020. Continue reading