The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the eight companies that will assist the Federal government in establishing requirements for future suppliers of Remote Identification (Remote ID). Continue reading
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New Zealand Drone Company Goes into Liquidation
Altus, a New Zealand-based drone company that established a foothold in the United States has gone into liquidation. Continue reading
Volz Servos Expands Product Family of Full-Brushless Actuators
Volz recently launched its full-brushless version of the well-proven DA 22. With the new DA 22 BLDC Volz can now offer a new actuator in the mid-size range with a peak torque of up to 3.5 Nm (1.5 Nm rated torque), featuring a brushless BLDC motor and contactless, wear-free position sensing system. Continue reading
Israel to Lease IAI Heron to Greece for Border Defence
Defence relations between the State of Israel and Greece have been strengthened: Defence Ministry Director General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Udi Adam and General Director for Defence Investments and Armament – Lieutenant General (Ret.) Theodoros Lagios (HAF), have signed the first agreement between their respective ministries to lease the Israeli Heron system developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). Continue reading
Saudi Arabia Launches Local UAS Manufacture
The Saudi General Authority of Military Industries (GAMI) is coordinating with the INTRA Defense Technologies to manufacture unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Continue reading
Boeing Rolls Out First Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aircraft
A Boeing-led Australian industry team has presented the first unmanned Loyal Wingman aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force, a historic milestone for the company and the Commonwealth. Continue reading
Akoustis Ships Drone XBAW Filter
Akoustis Technologies, Inc., an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced that it has achieved design lock and shipped its C-band filter for the drone market supporting unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The filters will be used for control and non-payload communication (CNPC) links. Continue reading
Reliable Long-Range Multi-Link Communication for BVLOS UAS SAR Operations
Researchers at the TU Dortmund University have just published a 22-page paper which addresses the challenges of UAS usage in maritime SAR scenarios which lie in the remote control as well as the real-time exchange of acquired information like sensor data, videos, and images. Continue reading