Technion's faculty of aerospace engineering in Haifa, Israel has developed a system for refuelling one unmanned air vehicle from another. Students have developed an algorithm that controls a camera attached to the end of the refuelling boom and linked to a computer in the "tanker" UAV.
Source: Flight International
Zephyr ultra-endurance air vehicle developer AALTO has secured a $100 million investment from a Japanese consortium including mobile services provider NTT DOCOMO.
Following its purchase by BAE Systems earlier this year, UK unmanned air vehicle (UAV) manufacturer Malloy Aeronautics is significantly boosting output and targeting continued growth.
UK drone manufacturer Marble Aerospace is considering the adoption of an innovative metallic 3D-printing process to produce the complete airframe of its MRB5 platform to drive performance enhancements.
