Unmanned Air System (UAS)
Airbus and Audi show flying taxi prototype for the first time
aerobd.news : Airbus, Audi and its design consultancy Italdesign have demonstrated a prototype of their flying taxi concept “Pop.Up Next” for the first time. The companies presented a 1:4 scale
Aircraft with no moving parts makes first test flight
aerobd.news : MIT engineers have built and flown the first-ever airplane with no moving parts, powered by a flow of ions produced onboard the plane. The aircraft is propelled by
Resupply drones tested in largest ever British Army robot exercise
aerobd.news : UK troops are testing over 70 examples of technology including drones for enhanced surveillance and resupplying in the battlefield. The four-week Autonomous Warrior experiment at Salisbury Plains, Wiltshire
Russian air taxi prototype passes flight tests
aerobd.news : Russian startup Bartini and engineers from Russia’s National University of Science and Technology Misis in Moscow have successfully flight tested a prototype flying taxi. The 5 x 5m
Europe to test drone airspace integration systems
aerobd.news : A series of drone demonstration projects are set to begin in Europe to develop manned/unmanned traffic management. The €9.5bn (US$10.8bn) U-space program consists of nine projects which will
German solar-electric aircraft performs autonomous flight test
aerobd.news : German company PC-Aero has started flight testing the autonomous systems of its high-altitude long endurance aircraft, the Elektra Two Solar Optionally Piloted System (OPS). The aircraft performed several
Boeing wins US$805m deal to supply unmanned aerial refuelers
aerobd.news : Boeing is to supply the MQ-25 “Stingray” unmanned aerial refueler to the US Navy to operate from its aircraft carriers. Boeing beat Lockheed Martin and General Atomics for
Boeing tests synchronized UAVs
aerobd.news : The Australian arm of Boeing has completed the first stage of testing of autonomous aircraft that are capable of performing in-air programmed missions together without input from a
Volocopter performs first ever urban air taxi test
aerobd.news : The first-ever public flight of an autonomous urban air taxi, establishing the feasibility and safety of airborne taxis as a means of public transportation, has been carried out.
Safran Nacelles launches a new automated non-destructive testing solution using infrared thermography and augmented reality, a world first.
aerobd.news : Stéphane Cueille, Safran Senior Executive VP R&T and Innovationinaugurated the new non-destructive testing process (NDT) for composite panels of aircraft nacelles. The use of infrared thermography combined with
Cormorant UAV completes fully autonomous flight over terrain
#aerobd.news : Urban Aeronautics announced on November 3, 2016, that its Cormorant Unmanned Air vehicle (UAV) prototype ‘Cormorant’ has performed its first autonomous flight pattern, including low flight over uneven terrain.
NASA conducts ‘out of sight’ drone tests
aerobd.news : The ‘out of sight’ tests, led by NASA in coordination with the FAA and several partners, were the latest waypoint in solving the challenge of drones flying beyond
