Australia's Aerosonde has established a multinational strategic alliance with Lockheed Martin to provide unmanned aircraft system solutions for domestic and international homeland security markets. As part of the agreement, they will build, integrate and test advanced systems for customer demonstrations and trials. Lockheed Martin will also purchase Aerosonde UAVs, mission systems and services to carry out these trials.
Source: Flight International
EHang’s EH216-S autonomous electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (eVTOL) has completed its first test flight using solid-state lithium batteries.
Chinese aerospace firm Air White Whale has assembled its first unmanned cargo aircraft – also the world’s largest – as it works towards eventual certification and delivery in 2026.
UK regulators have set out the steps needed to open the country’s airspace for widespread operation of uncrewed air systems (UAS) by 2027 to “maximise [their] economic and social benefits”.
