UAS
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.
US Special Operations Forces receive sUAS launcher
UAV Solutions has announced the delivery its small Unmanned Aerial System Pneumatic Launch System to US Special Operations Forces
Skyguide launches digital flight planning and airspace authorisation
Switzerland-wide rollout of digital authorisation for unmanned aerial systems and other special flights
First flight for multi-intelligence configured MQ-4C Triton
A Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance UAV has been flown for the first time in the platform’s new, highly upgraded multi-intelligence configuration
Shield AI signs agreement to acquire Martin UAV
US-based artificial intelligence and technology company Shield AI has reached an agreement to acquire unmanned systems provider Martin UAV