MQ-25 Air Vehicle Pilots monitor the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System // PHOTO: U.S. Navy
November 12, 2024
BY Lockheed Martin
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Drone Express (DEXA) announced that it has been granted FAA’s Part 107 Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) waiver in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This significant milestone allows DEXA to expand its drone delivery operations and bring faster, more convenient service to a broader customer base.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.= used its MQ-20 Avenger® Unmanned Aircraft System to perform commanded autonomy maneuvers as part of a demonstration with the U.S. Navy (USN). The USN used its MD-5 Ground Control Station (GCS) with Lockheed Martin’s MDCX™ autonomy platform to command and control the jet-powered UAS.
D-Fend Solutions announced a new agreement with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement program. This program will focus on conducting extensive evaluation of D-Fend Solutions’ advanced counter-unmanned aircraft systems technologies in various Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security test beds.
Archer Aviation Inc. and Soracle Corporation, a joint venture newly established by Japan Airlines and Sumitomo Corporation, signed agreements focused on bringing advanced air mobility (AAM) services to Japan.
Eve Air Mobility announced that the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) has published the final version of the airworthiness criteria for Eve’s electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL). This follows a period of public consultation and represents a significant milestone in the certification process of Eve’s eVTOL aircraft.