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Reliable Robotics flies large cargo aircraft with no one on …

Reliable Robotics, a leader in aircraft automation systems, announced a significant milestone in its work to bring advanced safety-enhancing technologies to market in the United States. Last month’s successful flight of a Cessna 208B Caravan with no one on board was a first for aviation. A remote pilot supervised the …

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Embention and Eanan partner for UAE’s unmanned aircraft grow…

In a significant milestone for technological innovation and sustainable air mobility growth in the UAE, Embention, a global leader in avionics with the highest aircraft mobility standards, and EANAN, a leading Dubai-based Urban Air Mobility company , have signed an unprecedented MOU agreement within the framework of the Dubai Airshow 2023. …

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EHang Unmanned Aircraft Cloud System approved by the CAAC

EHang Holdings Limited (“EHang” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EH), the world’s leading autonomous aerial vehicle (“AAV”) technology platform company, announced that its EHang Unmanned Aircraft Cloud System (“UACS”) has been officially approved by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (“CAAC”) for UACS trial operations. With the UCAS trial operations approved, …

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Northrop Grumman to design autonomous VTOL aircraft for DARP…

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a contract by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office to design an autonomous vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system capable of operating from a moving Navy ship at sea. The AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY …

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GA-ASI’s unmanned aircraft across 8 Million flight hours

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) announced that its family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), which includes the Predator®, Reaper, Gray Eagle, Avenger®, and MQ-9B SkyGuardian®/SeaGuardian® lines, has surpassed eight million flight hours. GA-ASI aircraft have completed 566,000 total missions in nearly 40 countries around the world. Adding to the …

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New unmanned aircraft company launched in Grand Forks, ND

Meadowlark Aircraft Company has announced its intent to provide a new paradigm in mission-specific unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturing.  It will meet the most challenging demands from customers in a variety of industries including precision agriculture, National Defense, infrastructure inspection, and package delivery.  Clients will no longer have to compromise their requirements …

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Inmarsat and Heron to Enable Uncrewed Aircraft in Singapore

Inmarsat has welcomed Singapore-based Heron AirBridge, a specialist in Uncrewed Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) in the Asia Pacific region, as the latest company to join its Velaris Partner Network, following a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed today at Drones Asia. Working alongside regional regulators, the two companies will enable the safe …

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FAA Grants Textron Certificate to Operate Aerosonde Aircraft

Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced it has been issued a special airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct civil unmanned aircraft operations at its Unmanned Systems Service and Support Center located in Blackstone, Virginia, adjacent to the Allen C. Perkinson Blackstone Army Airfield …

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FAA grants wide authority to UAF unmanned aircraft center

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted a regulatory waiver to the University of Alaska Fairbanks unmanned aircraft systems test site.  The agency’s decision supports aircraft manufacturers and operators in proving the safety of their drones so they can be certified for flight in the national airspace system. The Alaska Center …

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Ohio University receives grant to study unmanned aircraft us…

Ohio University has been awarded a grant to investigate using unmanned aircraft in Appalachian Ohio for applications such as delivering packages to homes and transporting patients to hospitals and travelers to airports. Since the Wright Brothers’ first flight in 1905, aerospace has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry in Ohio. While …

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