Aurora’s SKIRON-XLE Completes 7-Hour Endurance Flight

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Boeing company Aurora Flight Sciences recently completed a successful seven-hour flight test of its fuel-cell-powered small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS), SKIRON-XLE. The test flight, conducted at an airfield in Virginia, represents a significant advancement in flight endurance for the Group 2 platform. SKIRON-XLE is part of Aurora’s SKIRON sUAS product line, which also includes the […]

Russi to Modernize Yak-52B2 Trainers to Combat Drones

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After Ukraine began using its Soviet-era Yak-52 training aircraft to shoot down Russian drones, Russia also has announced repurposing the same planes in its inventory with specific upgrades. The modernized Yak-52 training aircraft will be modified to combat drones, Dmitry Motin, head of this modernization project at the Aviasroitel Design Bureau, told RIA Novosti. “Today, […]

Reliable Robotics Performs Automated Cargo Deliveries for US Air Force

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.Reliable Robotics announced that it recently completed a series of automated missions across airfields in California and Nevada for the Department of the Air Force. In conjunction with Air Combat Command, Reliable demonstrated aircraft automation capabilities as part of the Agile Flag 24-3 exercise transporting cargo between military bases and airports, some hundreds of miles […]

House Lawmakers Probe Anzu Robotics Over Ties to Chinese Drone Manufacturer DJI

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Ongoing Efforts to Limit Use of Chinese Drone Technology in the U.S. Intensify Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have taken a new step in their ongoing efforts to address national security concerns […]

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US Drone Trial Could Transform Delivery Services Nationwide

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FAA-Monitored Trial in Dallas-Fort Worth Tests the Future of Scaled Drone Deliveries Elsight, an ASX-listed company, is collaborating with DroneUp in a significant commercial drone delivery trial in the Dallas-Fort Worth region of the United States. This trial, closely monitored by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has the potential to reshape the landscape […]

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Event 38 Drone Secures BVLOS Waiver for Pipeline Inspection

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FAA Approval Enables Advanced Pipeline Monitoring with Extended Flight Operations Event 38 Unmanned Systems has announced the approval of a drone service provider’s waiver for beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations. This approval, granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), allows the use of Event 38’s E455 fixed-wing VTOL drone over more than […]

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Weather Drones, Ghost Sharks & Prison Smuggling: Weekly Wings Drone Podcast

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You won’t want to miss this episode of the Weekly Wings drone podcast!  The current stories in the drone industry, brought to. you from the pilot perspective. In this insightful episode of the Weekly Wings podcast, Paul Rossi, Samuel Stansberry, and Terry Neff bring you the latest in unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology and its […]

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