Unmanned Air System (UAS)

Schiebel CAMCOPTER® S-100 successfully demonstrates new COMINT and imaging payloads to Australian Army customer
aerobd.news : Schiebel, in cooperation with ELTA Systems and Overwatch Imaging, integrated two new payloads for an active army exercise. The Australian Army conducted a

SCHIEBEL WINS CONTRACT WITH EUROPEAN MARITIME SAFETY AGENCY
aerobd.news : Schiebel, the market leader in Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Air Systems (UAS), was awarded the coveted maritime surveillance service provision contract

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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