University of Alaska Fairbanks Adds Windracers for Cargo Trials

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Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ drone industry development program. They will be used to test cargo deliveries and emergency responses. The Windracers ULTRA aircraft for the Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration arrived in Fairbanks Sept. 22. The first test flight under full ACUASI control […]

Baykar Pledges to Rebuild Destroyed Ukraine Drone Factory

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The CEO of Baykar, Turkey’s largest drone manufacturer and a major global producer of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, has pledged to rebuild the company’s factory in Ukraine, which was destroyed in a Russian missile strike. In an interview with Ukraine’s state news agency Ukrinform, Baykar Chief Executive Officer Haluk Bayraktar said rebuilding of the facility […]

Chippewa County Takes Flight: A New Hub for Near-Border Drone Operations

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Michigan joins forces with industry and research to establish a regional drone services operations center A major public-private effort is underway in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to advance drone-based mobility and airspace management. The region near the Canadian border will become a launch point for scalable commercial and security drone operations. Setting the Stage In a […]

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