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.
With the completion of the U.S. Navy’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) flight operations on July 28, 2024, the MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) supplied by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., self-deployed back to its home base in El Mirage, Calif., but only after introducing an array of new capabilities.
Anduril Industries announced it has secured $1.5 billion of funding for its Series F round to hyperscale defense manufacturing. Anduril is also investing in Arsenal, the manufacturing platform for modern warfare. With Arsenal, Anduril’s goal is to manufacture and produce tens of thousands of autonomous weapons systems addressing the urgent needs of the United States and our allies.
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced tech billionaire and defense entrepreneur, Palmer Luckey, will be his guest at this year’s UAS Summit and Expo in Grand Forks, Oct. 8 and 9. Luckey is best known for founding Oculus VR when he was 20 years old. At age 22, he sold the company to Meta for $2 billion in cash and stock. In 2017, he founded Anduril Industries, a defense technology company focused on autonomous drones and sensors for military applications.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been awarded a $98 million contract as Lead Systems Integrator for Project Red 5. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Project, run by the Test Resource Management Center, will prototype advanced autonomous air-to-air capability to provide adversary or “red” air training profiles.
Packet Digital officially secured the location for its future battery cell plant in Fargo, North Dakota. With the location and building in place, Packet Digital will begin construction on the facility and begin acquiring the equipment needed to manufacture its highly reliable, high-performance drone battery cells right here in the United States.
Through a Memorandum of Understanding, Eve Air Mobility and Siemens Smart Infrastructure are teaming up to evaluate the electrical infrastructure and energy management services needed to support safe, efficient and scalable eVTOL operations.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has scheduled its first Blue Magic event in the Netherlands on November 19, 2024. The Blue Magic Netherlands event will bring together Dutch startups, universities, government officials, aerospace leaders, and representatives from other high-tech industries.
Eve Air Mobility, a global leader in manufacturing and providing services for electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, has announced a significant advancement in the assembly of its first full-scale eVTOL prototype. During the 45th Farnborough Airshow, the company unveiled the aircraft being built in the Embraer test facility of Gaviao Peixoto, Sao Paulo State.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) flew a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian® Remotely Piloted Aircraft on July 15, 2024, with a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Representatives from GA-ASI and Pratt & Whitney witnessed the first flight of the PT6 engine on MQ-9B, which lasted 44 minutes and demonstrated exemplary handling and acceleration.
UAS Magazine announced the preliminary agenda for the UAS Summit & Expo, scheduled for October 8-9 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The UAS Summit & Expo is designed for companies and organizations advancing UAS commercialization and utilization.
Sky Power International, one of the leading providers of innovative propulsion solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles, announced the launch of its new online shop.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Lockheed Martin are collaborating to provide Net-Enabled Weapons capability for GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian® Unmanned Aircraft System. The addition of NEW capability for SeaGuardian will bolster the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting capability for the aircraft.
Overwatch Group and PteroDynamics Inc. announced a landmark long-term strategic relationship and the first distribution agreement to bring the pioneering dual-use autonomous Transwing® (VTOL) to certain territories outside the United States
Eve Air Mobility, a global electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft manufacturer and services provider, has announced $94M in new equity financing from multiple investors. The new funding strongly positions the company for future success and will support the continued development and manufacturing of the company’s eVTOL.
A2Z Drone Delivery, Inc has announced an upgrade to its flagship delivery drone, the RDSX Pelican. The Pelican will now be offered with a more easily modifiable flight controller enabling customers to more readily integrate their customized flight systems and companion software with the extended range hybrid VTOL delivery drone.
Senator Hoeven recently invited Air Combat Command Commander to North Dakota to review and strengthen Grand Forks Air Force Base missions, advance partnerships with University of North Dakota and Grand Sky
RapidFlight has been awarded a contract valued up to $10 million by the United States Department of the Air Force (DAF) AFWERX Autonomy Prime program to develop and produce a customizable, autonomous, fixed-wing aircraft system, the SPX.
Aerodata announced the official introduction of the AeroForce® 380 Unmanned Aircraft System for maritime surveillance at the ILA Berlin Air Show 2024.
Skydio, the leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, announced that Skydio X10D has been added to the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Blue sUAS (small uncrewed aerial systems) Cleared List.
Leveraging the unique ecosystem in Grand Forks, which includes the extensive capabilities of the Northern Plains UAS Test Site and North Dakota’s unique operational flight test environment, Project ULTRA capitalizes on the existing Beyond-Visual-Line-of-Sight capabilities already in place and approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Grand Forks County, in collaboration with GrandSKY, announced the launch of Project ULTRA (UAS Logistics, Traffic, Research, and Autonomy), an innovative initiative aimed at enhancing the Department of Defense’s (DoD) capabilities through advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology.
Senator John Hoeven announced the start of Project UAS Logistics, Traffic, Research and Autonomy (Project ULTRA), a new effort to leverage UAS technology on behalf of our men and women in uniform.
The civil drone manufacturer JOUAV, has unveiled its latest VTOL hangar drone 2nd generation, the JOS-C800. This advanced "drone-in-a-box" solution is designed to enhance fully-automated drone operations across various industries, offering a smarter, more efficient, and versatile solution for businesses looking to optimize their routine operations through automated aerial technology.
Produced by UAS Magazine, the UAS Summit will provide attendees with a comprehensive overview of the current state of the unmanned aircraft systems industry.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was awarded a $94,808,020 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for research, development, test, and evaluation of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Smart Sensor Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance prototype.
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