Iran’s Drone Aircraft Carrier has Entered Service

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Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland, the official IRNA news agency reported. The report said the vessel, manned by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s navy, can carry several squadrons of drones as well as helicopters and cruise missiles. Named Shahid Bagheri, it’s […]

India Cancels $26M Deal for 400 Drones with Chinese Parts over Cybersecurity Concerns

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Cracking the whip against domestic private sector companies that are using Chinese components in drones being supplied to the armed forces, the defence establishment has now scrapped three contracts for 200 medium-altitude, 100 heavy-weight and 100 light-weight logistics drones, with a total value of RS 230 Crore (USD 23M) for the induction of 400 logistics […]

Zephyr Completes 13 Days of Stratospheric Flight Testing from Kenya Base

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– AALTO HAPS Ltd., an Airbus subsidiary which designs, manufactures and operates the Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS), has completed its first successful stratospheric flight and testing from its purpose-built HAPS facility (AALTOPORT) in Laikipia County, Kenya. Flying for more than 13 days above 60,000ft in Kenya, Zephyr was equipped with a payload developed […]

AURA Network Systems Awarded FAA Contract to Enhance UAS Integration in National Airspace

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The Northern Plains UAS Test Site will support AURA Network Systems’ recently announced contract with the Federal Aviation Administration. AURA, a supplier of secure and reliable communications solutions for the aviation industry, received a FAA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to demonstrate and validate technologies in support of the safe integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems […]

Windlift’s Drones Set to Transform Wind Energy and Fight Climate Change

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– Windlift, a Durham, N.C.-based startup, is developing autonomous tethered drones that generate electricity by letting the air turn the rotors on its turbine propellers as it swoops through a loopy sideways figure eight pattern, potentially reducing material requirements by 90% compared to traditional wind turbines. One day in early October, a curiously designed drone […]