All Civil UAVs articles – Page 11
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NASA eyes eVTOLS for parapublic missions
While urban air taxi concepts get most of the attention, early versions of eVTOLs may be useful for policing, firefighting and emergency response missions, among other public services.
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UAV industry purging hobbyist-grade components from supply chain
The implementation of aerospace industry standards has helped the unmanned air vehicle (UAV) industry significantly improve the quality of components available compared to 15 years ago when it relied on hobbyist-grade parts and systems.
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ANALYSIS: Four takeaways from Unmanned Systems Asia
The Unmanned Systems Asia industry gathering in Singapore earlier this month saw a range of industry players gather to discuss the opportunities and challenges of integrating unmanned air systems (UAS) into commercial applications and airspace. A major thrust of the show was also Urban Air Mobility (UAM), with industry players ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UAVs expand into maritime surveillance
Large unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have arguably reached their current level of technical sophistication thanks to the development investment – and operational experience – that has supported and advanced their military uses over the past couple of decades.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Unmanned cargo is no simple delivery
There has been much excitement over promises from retailers and social media companies over recent years to develop unmanned air vehicle (UAV) concepts that could deliver everyday goods. So far, however, these have not amounted to much, although the idea of an unmanned system being used for delivery is still ...
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ANALYSIS: Airports on the UAV front line
One of the most newsworthy events relating to the use of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) came in December 2018, when drone sightings disrupted operations at London Gatwick airport, bringing it to a standstill in the busy days leading up to the Christmas holidays.
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US Marine Corps to add more autonomy to Kaman K-Max helicopters
The US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to retrofit its two Kaman K-Max helicopters with additional autonomous capabilities to further its cargo delivery experimentation with the aircraft.
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US Army looks for another quadcopter drone for its squads
The US Army is looking for production sources and product information on off-the-shelf commercial quadcopter drones that could provide real time situational awareness to squads on the battlefield.
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Spain buys two MQ-9 Block 5 Reaper drones
Spain plans to purchase two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Block 5 Reapers for $34 million via the US foreign military sales process.
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USAF Research Lab looks for Skyborg prototype drone
The US Air Force’s artificial intelligence Skyborg programme is working on fielding an unmanned combat air vehicle (UAV) testing platform with an early operational capability as soon as 2023.
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LIMA: MALE UAVs line up for Malaysia requirement
Kuala Lumpur is again showing signs of addressing its urgent maritime surveillance shortcomings, with apparent requirements for medium altitude, long endurance UAVs as well as maritime patrol aircraft.
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PICTURES: UPS makes first revenue drone delivery
UPS has begun daily revenue cargo deliveries by unmanned aircraft, flying medical samples on drones built by California-based Matternet for WakeMed’s flagship hospital in North Carolina.
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General Atomics awarded $123m to produce four Dutch MQ-9 Reapers
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was awarded a $123 million contract by the Pentagon to manufacture four MQ-9 Block 5 Reapers for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
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Pentagon orders second stealth target drone to be built
The Department of Defense ordered a second stealth aerial target demonstrator from Sierra Technical Services on 13 February.
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US Army starts manned-unmanned demo for future rotorcraft
The US Army launched a manned-unmanned aircraft teaming demonstration programme on 14 March which is intended to help rotorcraft pilots better coordinate with autonomous drones in combat.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Allies seek strength in numbers alongside Loyal Wingman
A mass market for loyal wingman unmanned air vehicles is rapidly forming as Boeing, in a development partnership with the Australian government, unveiled a mock-up of its Airpower Teaming System aircraft at the Avalon air show near Melbourne, Victoria, on 26 February.
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HAI: Kaman to offer optionally piloted K-Max by 2020
Building on its three-year autonomy experiment with the US Marine Corps in Afghanistan, Kaman plans to offer an optionally piloted variant of the K-Max to commercial customers by 2020.
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PICTURE: Kratos XQ-58A makes flight debut
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator has conducted its first sortie, launching a planned five flight test campaign.
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HAI: After hype eVTOL industry faces reality
After expectations soared in 2018, industry participants in the eVTOL market face self-imposed deadlines, technical hurdles and regulatory challenges, among other obstacles.
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US Navy’s sea-skimming aerial target declared initially operational
The US Navy’s next-generation of sub-sonic aerial target, the Kratos BQM-177A, reach initial operational capability on 27 February.