UAS
Israel hosts mini-UAS demo for the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Army has been given a demonstration on the use of integrated land and airborne unmanned platforms for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions by Israeli OEM Elbit Systems
Vertical limits – BlueBird Aero Systems and VTOL technology
Militaries worldwide are moving to the adoption of fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial systems capabilities Joe Charlaff speaks with BlueBird Aero Systems on emerging trends
Vantis and Thales announce BVLOS plans
Thales is to build the United States’ first statewide drone infrastructure network
Vantis and Thales Build Statewide BVLOS Network
Vantis, North Dakota’s Statewide Unmanned Aircraft Systems Network, has selected Thales to build out its BVLOS infrastructure across the state.
Kratos goes public with Air Wolf jet-powered drone
San Diego-based drone-maker, Kratos, is developing a small, jet-powered drone that manned aircraft would be able to launch mid-flight in order to extend their sensor and, potentially, weapons range
DSEI 2021: BAE and Malloy team-up on all-electric T-650 UAS
BAE Systems and Malloy Aeronautics announced plans to explore the development of an all-electric heavy-lift uncrewed air system at the DSEI conference at the ExCeL London Centre in Newham, East London, on September 14
Wingcopter Drones Fly Blood Samples in Germany
Greifswald University Hospital, German air ambulance service DRF Luftrettung and Wingcopter successfully test the safe transport of blood samples by drone, significantly speed up emergency care in rural areas
Industry invited to negotiate for UK Tiquila programme
A range of UK and overseas defence companies have been invited to negotiate for the UK’s Tiquila programme, which is intended to deliver two types of unmanned aerial system into service
Enhanced V-BAT completes flight testing
Northrop Grumman and Shield AI-owned Martin UAV have completed flight testing of a V-BAT unmanned aircraft system with new features including GPS-denied navigation and target designation capabilities
ANRA achieves BVLOS food and medical delivery milestone
ANRA Technologies completed 100 hours of flight time delivering food and medicine beyond visual line of sight in India.