Month November 2025

GA-ASI Completes Full-Scale Fatigue Test on MQ-9B

On October 31, 2025, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.  completed its “third lifetime” of full-scale fatigue (FSF) testing for the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Completion of FSF testing for the third and final lifetime includes a total of 120,000…

Abu Dhabi Airports Picks BETA for eVTOL Charge Network

Abu Dhabi Airports has selected U.S.-based BETA Technologies to equip the Emirates’ first network of eVTOL charging infrastructure, advancing Emirati air mobility with proven, certified ground support at scale. BETA’s Charge Cube and Battery Thermal Management System will initially be…

Elistair Khronos Dual Payload Debuts at Milipol

  Elistair has introduced a Dual Payload configuration for its Khronos tethered drone system, combining a Silvus StreamCaster 4200P tactical radio with a Nextvision DragonEye2 electro-optical camera. The setup transforms Khronos into a multi-mission aerial mast: the platform can act…

Volocopter Launches Europe’s First eVTOL Sandbox in 2026

Volocopter, a leader in urban air mobility (UAM), will launch Europe’s first eVTOL sandbox program in 2026, designed to accelerate the certification and operational readiness of its electric aircraft, VoloCity and VoloXPro, through near-commercial flight trials. The initiative will simulate…

US Army Trials Long‑Endurance Tethered Drone with EW Pod

A tethered unmanned aircraft system (UAS) by TCOM was field-tested during the U.S. Army’s first armored “Transforming in Contact” (TiC) 2.0 combat training center rotation at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, on November 3, 2025. The deployment, using…