The Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded Westinghouse a $7 million contract to expedite the development of the tools needed to process the large amounts of imagery being generated by sensors installed on some unmanned aerial vehicles and the Lockheed Martin U-2R.
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”.
