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Factors to Consider When Selecting Drone Propeller Blades
In this article, KDE Direct explores the factors that should be considered when selecting VTOL/multirotor UAV propeller blades. There are a number of factors that should be taken into consideration...
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UAVOS Converts Light Aircraft into Multifunctional UAV
Uavos has announced that the company has created an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based on the Sinus light aircraft manufactured on a large scale by Pipistrel. This project is a part of an overall...
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Aurora Demonstrates Unmanned Helicopter for US Marines
Aurora Flight Sciences has announced that it has conducted a successful demonstration of the company’s autonomous helicopter system developed under the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) Autonomous...
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American Robotics Announces New Autonomous Drone-Based Precision Agriculture...
American Robotics, an industrial drone developer specializing in agricultural automation, has announced the release of its flagship product Scout, a self-charging, self-managing drone system capable...
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Jet-Powered UAV Completes First Phase of Flight Trials
BAE Systems and the University of Manchester have announced that they have successfully completed the first phase of flight trials for MAGMA – a small scale unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will use...
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Fire Scout UAS to Serve as Forward Spotter for US Navy Ships
The U.S. Navy has announced that its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will receive a new radar and datalink to set the aircraft up as a forward spotter for the Navy’s surface fleet....
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U.S. Army and Marine Corps to Develop 3D-Printed Drones
The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has announced that it is working with the U.S. Marine Corps to develop 3D printed drones as materials science, aviation technology and software development...
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Trig Avionics Launches New Certified UAS BVLOS Solution
Trig Avionics has announced the launch of the TT26, a certified transponder that allows UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) platforms to meet ICAO international airspace surveillance standards up to 70,000...
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Airbus and Williams to Collaborate on High-Altitude Solar-Powered UAS
Airbus and Williams Advanced Engineering have announced that the two companies have entered into a partnership to explore potential areas of technological collaboration that may combine Williams’...
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Netherlands Aerospace Centre Researches Naval Unmanned Helicopter Operations
The Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) has announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Delft Dynamics and Damen Naval Shipyards as part of the NEREUS National Technology Project (Naval...
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SolAero Technologies and Johns Hopkins to Develop Integrated Solar UAS Wing
SolAero Technologies Corp., a provider of high-efficiency solar cells and composite structural products for aerospace applications, has announced that it has received a contract award from Johns...
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Boeing Unveils Design for U.S. Navy Unmanned Refuelling Aircraft
Boeing has announced that it has unveiled its design for the U.S. Navy’s competition to develop an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) best suited for refueling U.S. Navy jets operating from aircraft...
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Sagetech Transponder Enables UAS Operations in Civil Airspace
Sagetech Corporation has announced that it has demonstrated the safe flight of a small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in controlled airspace using the same technology that helps maintain manned flight...
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NASA Tests Unmanned Aircraft with Lightweight Flexible Wings
NASA has announced that it plans to perform a series of tests with the subscale X-56A unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to investigate technology for designing aircraft with highly flexible, lightweight...
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Ballard Launches New Fuel Cell System for Drones
Ballard Power Systems has announced that the company has developed a next-generation high-performance fuel cell propulsion system to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Ballard has also received a...
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FAA and ASSURE Announce Results of Drone-Aircraft Collision Study
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) have announced the results of a study undertaken to bring better understanding to...
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Hybrid Drone Sets Flight Endurance Record
Quaternium, a developer of long-endurance multirotor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has announced that it has set a new world record of endurance with a multirotor drone, accomplishing a 4 hour...
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AirMap Trials New Zealand’s First Drone Traffic Management System
AirMap has announced that it has partnered with Airways New Zealand to deploy an unmanned traffic management system that enables safe and compliant drone flights for a three-month trial in the...
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Drone Delivery Canada Achieves Compliant Status for Cargo Delivery Drone
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has announced that Transport Canada has accepted the company’s Declaration of Compliance for the X1000 Sparrow cargo delivery drone. This unmanned aircraft system (UAS) is...
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NV Energy Adopts UAS Technology for Utility Operations
NV Energy has announced that it has partnered with the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site, managed by the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), and commercial industry specialists in the...
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