The U.S. Army is planning more flexible unmanned systems, changing its strategies for using them and insisting on common hardware and software interfaces, a top UAS official said.
August, 2023
Trends: Scaling Up for Drone Delivery
Delivery drones are making an impact, safely transporting critical medical supplies to remote areas, hot lunches and goods to people’s…
Shield AI Demonstrates AI-piloted, Teaming V-BATs with AFWERX
Shield AI today announced the successful completion of an autonomous teaming demonstration featuring three V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems.
UAvionix, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Complete First U.S. Flights Under FAA, FCC Approvals
UAvionix, operating at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Emerging Aviation Technology Center, completed the first true beyond visual line of sight flight in non-segregated airspace using aviation protected C-Band in the United States.
Army Looks to MOSA and Savings as it Moves to Mix of Manned, Unmanned Systems
The U.S. Army knows where it wants to be in a decade with its mixed of crewed, unmanned and autonomous systems, but the biggest obstacle to getting there is the budget, said Forrest Collier, the new chief of staff for Program Executive Office (PEO) Aviation.
Drone-Based Delivery Readies for Launch in Europe and Beyond
Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are gearing up for full-scale exploitation of drone technologies for goods delivery. If…
Delivering the Goods
On the road to autonomous delivery, the ground-vehicle industry is developing technology and solutions for long-haul on-highway trucks supported by…
AeroVironment to Acquire Control Systems Company Tomahawk Robotics
AeroVironment has announced its anticipated acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics, a leader in AI-enabled robotic control systems.
FAA Grants BVLOS Waiver for Phoenix Air Unmanned
The FAA has granted a waiver exemption request for drone BVLOS flights from Georgia-based Phoenix Air Unmanned, flying SwissDrones systems for aerial work, aerial photography, survey and powerline and pipeline patrol and inspection.
Navy Demonstrating Programs for Drone Delivery at Sea
Making deliveries from shore and at sea could make operations more efficient for the Navy at sea and Marine Corps Warfighters on land.
D-Fend Solutions Launches EnforceAir2 Next Generation Counter-UAS System
Counter-drone company D-Fend Solutions announced the launch of its new product, EnforceAir2, which features the best offerings of the original with enhanced and extended C-UAS capabilities.
Speed and Efficiency: Walmart and DroneUp Expand Drone Delivery
Order by order, last-mile drone delivery to households is slowly becoming a reality.
Washington View: ‘We Owe You a Path’ to Certification and BVLOS Flight, FAA Tells Industry
With the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for BVLOS flights in the National Airspace System now penciled in for August 2024,…
Remote and Rapid
Drone Delivery Canada charts a path from concept to significance
for delivering crucial medical supplies via UAS.
USMC Helo Extends ISR Range of Navy UAS in Ground Refueling Trial
A first in U.S. Navy and Marine Corps history, Marines delivered fuel to a Navy MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter from a Marine Corps CH-53E.
Reliable Robotics Demos Integration of Automated Aircraft into the National Airspace System
Reliable Robotics completed a series of simulations and flight tests demonstrating successful integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems into congested airspace as part of the FAA’s Urban Air Mobility Airspace Management Demonstration.
Pierce Aerospace Deploys Remote ID at Super Bowl 57
Pierce Aerospace announced Aug. 21 that it worked with the Department of Homeland Security and other federal, state, and local agencies to deploy Remote ID to support the NFL’s Super Bowl LVII.
