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Italian Air Force flies new MQ-9A Block 5 RPA from GA-ASI

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By General Atomics

December 12, 2023

Manufacturing & Distribution 

On Nov. 9, 2023, the Italian Air Force (ItAF) made its first flight of a new MQ-9A Block 5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI).

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The dynamic growth in Civil UAS over the next decade will create significant rewards for smart investment as nations open their airspace, commercial applications take off, and civil governments adopt systems for new roles in security and safety.

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A partnership of aviation leaders demonstrates that uncrewed aircraft can be safely integrated into controlled airspace among piloted aircraft through multiple test flights.

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JOUAV introduced the PH-20, a game-changing upgrade to its heavy-lift multi-rotor drone, formerly known as the PH-25.

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Roadrunner is a VTOL autonomous air vehicle designed to be customized for various missions; Roadrunner-M defines a radical new class of recoverable ground-based air defense capability.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) teamed up to conduct flight training for Marines that was completed on Oct. 29, 2023.

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Matador UAS Logistics implementing a UAS transportation network increasing rural healthcare access in medically underserved communities communities.

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WhiteFox Defense Technologies announces the release of Scorpion 3, a light-weight, portable drone detection solution. Customer testing has shown that Scorpion 3 offers efficient and reliable situational awareness in any dynamic environment.

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With their latest developments, RIEGL once again underlines its pioneering role as a provider of high-performance LiDAR sensors and systems for integration with UAS.

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With the new improvements included in the UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía flight control system, during a Multi-UAV mission, the UAVs will cooperate by sharing their state information with one another and with the ground control station.

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Elistair announced the unveiling of KHRONOS, a fully automated tethered drone system designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions in challenging, GPS/GNSS-denied and RF-denied environments.

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AeroVironment, Inc. recently participated in the Arcane Thunder 23 (AT23) operational exercise in Europe, demonstrating the JUMP 20 Group 3 unmanned aircraft system’s (UAS) ability to support multi-domain operations.

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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. announced an agreement to integrate EDGE smart weapons onto GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPA.

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Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed the first flight of Australia’s multi-intelligence MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft on Thursday, Nov. 9 at its Palmdale Aircraft Integration Center in California.

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Monarc Holdings and LOCH Technologies have announced a strategic partnership that will help redefine the landscape of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and bring the LOCH Machine Vision Platform™ to the skies.

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ANRA Technologies announced its Vertiport Management System at the Dubai Air Show. This groundbreaking platform marks a significant milestone in managing Vertical Takeoff and Landing Urban Air Mobility aircraft operations at vertiport facilities.

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Airbus US Space & Defense is establishing a new, purpose-built line of business dedicated to UAS. This UAS line of business includes seasoned industry and former military UAS operators, maintainers, engineers, and stratospheric aviation professionals

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ANRA Technologies is now a consortium partner for a United Kingdom (UK) based project called BLUEPRINT that recently selected to take part in the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Temporary Reserved Area (TRA) Regulatory Sandbox.

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The U-SCUAR project will focus on some of the most demanding and challenging initiatives like the integration with advanced payloads, enabling technologies to operate in U-Space and safe and efficient collaborative missions between different UAS.

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RV Connex have announced a new partnership aimed at sharing solutions, services, and capabilities in the areas of unmanned aerial vehicles, loitering munitions, and precision guided munitions.

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AeroVironment, Inc announced the company’s JUMP 20 VTOL Medium UAS exceeded expectations during the recent U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet Hybrid Fleet Campaign Event (HFCE) that demonstrated human-machine teaming in the maritime domain.

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Rotor Technologies, Inc. has completed the first uncrewed flight test campaign of a full-scale civilian helicopter. The campaign was flown with two Rotor R220Y autonomous helicopters.

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The UAE’s EDGE Group has announced the acquisition of a 52% majority shareholding in ANAVIA, a Switzerland-based company that specialises in the design, development, and manufacturing of versatile VTOL systems of up to 750 kilograms.

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EMCORE Corporation announced that it is entering into a long-term supply partnership with Kratos UAS to deliver SDI500, its flagship Quartz MEMS Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), for multiple advanced unmanned aerial defense programs.

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Phase One announced the next-generation instrument, state-of-the-art Phase One P5 128-megapixel camera, for the modern surveyor in collaboration with Quantum Systems and Trimble.

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Matternet announced that the Matternet M2 drone has achieved approval for an amendment to its first-ever UAS Type Certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

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Pterodynamics’ Transwing VTOL aircraft system poised to provide a step forward in operational capabilities for unmanned aerial vehicles on ships at sea.

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Alva Industries introduced the 2nd generation of the ALTUS X60 Propulsion System. Building upon the success of the ALTUS X60 product line, this state-of-the-art propulsion system introduces four new cutting-edge features and enhanced reliability.

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EHang Holdings Limited announced the inauguration of its first European UAM Center in Spain. The center represents the first-of-its-kind in Europe for unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

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Upstate Medical University alongside its partners Crown Consulting and NUAIR, achieved another milestone by becoming the first in the U.S. to conduct a domestic flight with the Eiger, which occurred locally in Central New York.

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