PHOTO: General Atomics
July 10, 2024
BY General Atomics
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Baldwin Safety and Compliance, a leader in safety management system (SMS) software, is teaming up with Fruity Chutes, a renowned parachute recovery systems manufacturer, to help more drone manufacturers and service providers make their mark in the industry through implementing opportunity-creating safety systems.
Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, recently completed a successful seven-hour flight test of its fuel-cell-powered small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS), SKIRON-XLE. The test flight, conducted at an airfield in Virginia, represents a significant advancement in flight endurance for the Group 2 platform.
On July 31, 2024, the first EagleEye multi-mode radar came off the production line of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). The new radar is a high-performance system that delivers high-resolution, photographic-quality imagery that can be captured through clouds, rain, dust, smoke, and fog at multiple times the range of previous radars.
Unusual Machines, Inc. reports over 6,700 Rotor Riot Brave F7 Flight Controllers have been ordered since being approved and listed on the Blue UAS Framework on August 7, 2024. The Rotor Riot Brave F7 Flight Controller is the first flight controller on the Blue UAS Framework list designed specifically for First-Person View flight.
The Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has signed a contract for the purchase of two SeaGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), scheduled for delivery in 2025. This follows JCG’s ongoing Company-Owned, Contractor-Operated agreement with GA-ASI for operating SeaGuardian, which began in April 2022.