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ZeroAvia Gets UK Government Grant for Development and Flight Test of Liquid Hydrogen Fuel System

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– ZeroAvia has announced the UK Government has awarded the company and consortium partners a grant towards a £10.8m project to develop a novel liquid hydrogen management system. The project, co-funded through the ATI Programme, will culminate in integration of the lightweight fuel system into a Dornier 228 before a series of flight tests. The […]

US Air Force Reaper Drones to Test New Anti-Hacking Software

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The computer code that runs the MQ-9 Reaper will be overhauled in the next two years to test revolutionary new tools that would make its software ‘much, much harder to hack.’ A strong, lethal military demands cutting-edge and resilient software to power every weapon and support system our U.S. warfighters depend on. However, the Department […]

France’s XSun and H3 DYNAMICS Join Forces to Develop World’s First Solar Hydrogen Electric UAV

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– H3 Dynamics, an aerospace hydrogen fuel cell systems developer and XSun, a global manufacturer of solar- electric unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are announcing a strategic partnership to develop world’s first solar-hydrogen-electric UAS. Both based in France, XSun and H3 Dynamics are starting their collaboration to develop a unique “tri- brid” solar, hydrogen and battery […]

Kratos and GE Aerospace Team on New Propulsion System for UAS

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– Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. and GE Aerospace have announced a formal teaming agreement to advance propulsion technologies for the next generation of affordable unmanned aerial systems and Collaborative Combat Aircraft-type (CCA-type) aircraft. Eric DeMarco, President and CEO of Kratos, said, “Kratos’ strategically important Teaming Agreement with GE Aerospace continues to rapidly advance […]

New Technology to Wirelessly Power Drones in Flight

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A research group led by Takayuki Matsumuro, a researcher at the Wave Engineering Laboratory of the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) in Japan, has developed a new technology for wirelessly transmitting power to drones in flight. This technology forms a special beam called an “air-core beam” *1 ), which can supply power to drones without affecting their […]

Factorial Ships First Solid-State Battery Cells to Avidrone Aerospace

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– Factorial Inc., a supplier of solid-state battery technology, announced the shipment of its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace Inc., a Canadian developer of long-range, dual-use unmanned aerial systems (UAS). This milestone marks Factorial’s first shipment in the drone sector and the first flight deployment of its proprietary FEST […]

GA-ASI Gets $99M Air Force Contract for Hybrid Ducted Fan ISR/Strike UAS

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– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Poway, California, was awarded a $99,292,613 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for hybrid-electric propulsion ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems (GHOST). This contract provides for the advancement of the hybrid-electric ducted fan next-generation intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance/strike unmanned aerial systems to provide capabilities across a spectrum of contested environments. Work […]

Hermeus Flies Quarterhorse Edwards at Air Force Base

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– Hermeus, a venture capital-backed aerospace and defense technology company specializing in high-speed aircraft, announced the flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft. This milestone is a significant step in Hermeus’ development of high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. With this flight, Hermeus demonstrated a rapid development pace, advancing Hermeus’ mission to operationalize hypersonic technologies. “Mk 1 […]

DARPA Program Sets Distance Record for Power Beaming

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In a series of recent tests in New Mexico, the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program achieved several new records for transmitting power over distance. The team recorded more than 800 watts of power delivered during a 30-second transmission from a laser 8.6 kilometers (5.3 miles) away. Over the course of the test campaign, […]

Mitsubishi and Yamaha to Research Hybrid-Powered UAVs

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– Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Yamaha Motor) are conducting joint research to develop a medium-sized multirotor unmanned aerial vehicle capable of carrying a payload of 200 kilograms. The two companies have conducted a flight test of a hybrid-type medium-sized UAV equipped with a compact, lightweight power generating unit developed […]