Thunder Pairs Hybrid Tiltrotor Autonomy With Capabilities Awaiting 2027 Flight
Anduril Industries and Archer Aviation unveiled Thunder on July 20, 2026, at the opening of the Farnborough International Airshow, presenting…
Drones & Unmanned Systems
Ukraine’s Mass Drone Raids Put Russian Air Defenses Under Strain
Ukraine’s latest large-scale drone assault stands out less for any single claimed hit than for what the overall salvo size…
Orlando Moves Ahead With FAA-Guided eVTOL Demonstration Pad
Orlando International Airport is taking a practical step into advanced air mobility, and the significance is less about futuristic marketing…
EHang and Project Talon Show Two Paths to Aircraft Autonomy
In light of these two examples, there is one underlying commonality between the two aircraft types: even though their flight…
Horizon Taps BETA Flight Controls for Cavorite X7 Certification
The fact that Horizon has chosen flight control computers from BETA Technologies for their Cavorite X7 is more relevant in…
Ukraine Clears Autonomous Interceptor After Kharkiv Combat Testing
According to the Ukrainian authorities, they have developed their first interceptor drone that is able to function in autonomous mode…
Joby Advances eVTOL Certification With Fog and Propulsion-Loss Test
What stands out most about the most recent flight test by Joby Aviation is not the spectacle, but rather the…
Air Force Depot Pushes Multi-Robot Aircraft Inspection Workflow Forward
The Phase Three contract awarded by the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex on-site demonstrates the relevance of a specific unmanned-systems…
How Additive Manufacturing Is Changing UAV Airframes and Repairs
Although additive manufacturing has already played an integral part in the creation of drones, there is a new trend developing…
Joby Advances eVTOL Production While FAA Certification Testing Continues
The immediate significance of Joby Aviation does not lie in the air-taxi marketing hype. Instead, it is related to the…
University of Houston Advances Adaptive Drone Swarm Control
The rapid proliferation of affordable unmanned aerial systems has enabled their deployment in fields ranging from cinematography to disaster response….
Ireland’s Ascent in Global Drone Regulation
In recent years, Ireland has emerged as a focal point for drone innovation and regulation, attracting companies from across the…
Loughborough UAV Secures Four Awards at UAS Challenge
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Unmanned Aerial System Challenge 2023 brought together over 25 teams from the UK and abroad,…
Net-Capture Drones Take Center Stage at AUSA 2023
Small unmanned aerial systems have become increasingly accessible to adversaries, who can modify and weaponize them to exploit gaps in…
High-Fidelity Simulation Reshapes Drone Pilot Training
Modern military and civil operations increasingly rely on drones, from long-range surveillance platforms to tactical systems providing immediate close-support capabilities….
Thales Advances UAS 100 Toward European Certification
Thales has set its sights on achieving European civil certification for its UAS 100 unmanned air system by 2023, following…
Embry‑Riddle Drone Swarm Project Advances in NASA Challenge
A team of students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University is developing a swarm of microdrones aimed at transforming 3D mapping in…
Italian Navy Charts Multi-Phase Path for Shipborne Drones
The Italian Navy has unveiled a structured roadmap to integrate uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) across its surface fleet, marking a…