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Airbus has lifted the veil on its Low-Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT) program, which it has been working on in “Skunk Works”-like secrecy since 2007. The program has recently completed its “iterative camouflage optimization” phase, prompting Airbus and the German defense ministry to partially lift the lid on the project and provide …

Lifting off from Marina South Pier in Singapore with 3D printed consumables from Wilhelmsen’s onshore 3D printing micro-factory, the Airbus Skyways drone navigated autonomously along pre-determined ‘aerial-corridors’ in its 1.5km flight to Eastern Working Anchorage. The drone landed on the deck of the Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO)’s Anchor Handling Tug …

Facebook resurrects plan to beam high-speed internet from the sky in new deal with Airbus to test solar-powered drones in Australia Facebook reportedly tested Airbus’ Zephyr S drone in November and December Neither Facebook nor Airbus has confirmed the details of the tests in Australia Facebook grounded its high-speed drone …