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Mayman Aerospace Speeder disrupts aviation with compact optionally piloted VTOL
Jun 07, 2022 (SPX)
Comparable to a motorbike in size, the Speeder prototype marks the next steps on the journey towards the final aircraft which is being designed and modeled to l...
Turkey shows off drones at Azerbaijan air show
May 28, 2022 (AFP)
Turkey is showcasing its defence technology at the aerospace and technology festival "Teknofest" that started in Azerbaijan's capital Baku this week. Turkish Pr...
Iran unveils underground drone base
May 28, 2022 (AFP)
The exact location of the base was not revealed, although the TV reporter said he travelled on a helicopter for nearly 40 minutes from the city of Kermanshah to...
From drones to sensors, Malaysian durian grower goes high-tech
May 25, 2022 (AFP)
Grown across Southeast Asia, fans hail the spiky durian as the "king of fruit" due to its bittersweet flavours and creamy golden flesh, and it is particularly p...
US Navy deploys MQ-8C Fire Scout to Indo-Pacific
May 24, 2022 (SPX)
"The MQ-8C Fire Scout is an extremely flexible unmanned aerial system and a pillar in the Navy and Marine Corps unmanned campaign plan," said Capt. Dennis Monag...
AI-powered machines tough enough to work safely in hostile hotspots
May 24, 2022 (SPX)
'Hot robotic' systems were originally designed to work in radioactive environments found in decommissioned nuclear reactors - but future assignments for this ty...
Six killed in Iraq drone strikes blamed on Turkey
May 21, 2022 (AFP)
Turkey routinely carries out attacks in northern Iraq, where the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has bases and training camps. Saturday's drone strikes ...
4D composite printing can improve the wings of drones
May 11, 2022 (SPX)
UAVs are occupying an ever-growing space in aviation circles. In a new paper published in the journal Composite Structures, Suong Hoa and his student co-authors...
Testing interactions between drones and traditional aircraft
May 08, 2022 (SPX)
Together, they make it possible to test the integration of uncrewed air traffic into regular, controlled flight operations in a comprehensive manner. The openin...
Rapid adaptation of deep learning teaches drones to survive any weather
May 06, 2022 (SPX)
Right now, drones are either flown under controlled conditions, with no wind, or are operated by humans using remote controls. Drones have been taught to fly in...
Chinese drone maker DJI suspends Russia, Ukraine business
Apr 27, 2022 (AFP)
Russia has been hit with an avalanche of sanctions over the war and many Western multinationals have pulled out of the country. Beijing has refused to condemn t...
UK hosts 'world's first' hub for UAVs, drones, future flying taxis
Apr 25, 2022 (AFP)
Air-One, a so-called "vertiport" for drones and future electric vehicles taking off and landing vertically, was proclaimed as the first of its kind by proponent...
AFRL to highlight UAS and AFWERX programs at AUVSI XPONENTIAL
Apr 15, 2022 (AFRL)
AFRL supports both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, seamlessly working high priority research areas across the lab, meeting operational needs and delive...
Lockheed Martin Stalker VXE UAS completes a world record 39-hour flight
Apr 13, 2022 (SPX)
The flight establishes a new record in the Group 2 (5 to <25-kilogram) category with a flight time of 39 hours, 17 minutes and 7 seconds. The flight has been su...
Drone that crashed in Zagreb carried a bomb: official
Apr 13, 2022 (AFP)
The Soviet-era Tu-141 reconnaissance drone, which is thought to have been launched from Ukraine, flew over Romania and Hungary before crashing in a Zagreb park ...
US-led coalition in Iraq downs drone targeting base
Apr 08, 2022 (AFP)
"US air defence systems shot down an armed unmanned aerial system entering Al Asad Air Base" early Friday morning, the coalition said in a statement. "There are...
NATO RQ-4D Phoenix achieves major milestone with full system handover
Apr 08, 2022 (SPX)
The NATO AGS Full System Handover is comprised of five aircraft, ground and support segments, along with advanced sensor technologies. Since the first of five a...
Unmanned aerial vehicles used to bolster supply of food, medicine
Apr 08, 2022 (XNA)
After landing, volunteers disinfected the supplies before distributing them to local residents. The two drones were sent by East China Unmanned Aerial Vehicle B...
'Small number' of Ukraine soldiers get drone training in US
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said it was a "very small" number of Ukrainian troops who were already present in the US before Russia invaded their cou...
Germany to get weaponised drones for the first time
Apr 06, 2022 (AFP)
Germany's armed forces have until now only been allowed to deploy unarmed drones for reconnaissance purposes, leaving other allies to use weaponised unmanned co...
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