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Piasecki Succeeds First Flight of Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Tilt-Duct VTOL Vehicle

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In an aviation milestone, Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC) successfully conducted the first flight of its innovative proof of concept tilt-duct Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System Demonstration Vehicle (ARES-DV), marking a significant leap forward in vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) technology. The flight event, which consisted of two tethered hover flights, is the first step in a […]

Structural Batteries Pave Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles

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When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is now presenting a world-leading advance in so-called massless energy storage – a structural battery that […]

Blueflite Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tech Revolutionizes Long-Range UAVs in Australia

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–Blueflite is set to address the growing global demand for safe and reliable storage of hydrogen fuels for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) through a collaborative early-stage project supported by the Northern Territory Government. The ambitious project, which will also see Blueflite open its Darwin-based premises, seeks to develop a lightweight, high-pressure, hydrogen vessel (tank) using […]

Ukrainian Troops Down Mysterious Russian Jet-Powered Drone

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Ukrainian troops successfully intercepted a mysterious new type of Russian jet-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), marking the first appearance of this drone model on the battlefield. The incident occurred during one of the latest drone attacks by Russia on Ukraine, featuring a UAV that was previously unknown to both the public and military analysts. The […]

UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s Autopilot Integrates with JetCat’s Turbines

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The UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and JetCat have collaborated to integrate JetCat’s P300 PRO turbine into UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía’s VECTOR autopilots. This integration allows the autopilots to seamlessly control one of the most widely used turbines in the market, particularly for target drones, also known as the Unmanned Aerial Targets (UAT) segment. The Spanish autopilot manufacturer […]

An Improved Wireless Power Transmission System for Micro Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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A team of Chinese researchers from the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China, has just published a paper on how to improve wireless power transmission system for micro unmanned aerial vehicles. Abstract Due to its limited load capacity, the piggybacking of wireless charging systems for micro unmanned aerial vehicles has become […]

Airbus Partners with Avolon to Explore Future of Hydrogen Aviation

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Airbus has announced a new partnership with aircraft lessor, Avolon, to study the potential of hydrogen-powered aircraft, marking the very first collaboration of the ZEROe Project with an operating lessor. Announced at the Farnborough Airshow, Airbus and Avolon will investigate how future hydrogen-powered aircraft could be financed and commercialised, and how they might be supported […]

GE Aerospace and Kratos Partner on Small Affordable Engines

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GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies, a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on the development and production of small affordable engines that could potentially power unmanned aerial systems (UAS), collaborative combat aircraft, and similar applications. The partnership builds on an existing joint development agreement and […]

GA-ASI Flies MQ-9B with Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PT6 E-Series Engine

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. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew a company-owned MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft on July 15, 2024, with a PT6 E-Series model turboprop engine supplied by Pratt & Whitney Canada. Representatives from GA-ASI and Pratt & Whitney witnessed the first flight of the PT6 engine on MQ-9B, which lasted 44 minutes and demonstrated exemplary […]

Tiny Solar-Powered Drones Could Stay Aloft Forever

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An aerial robot weighing 4 grams is powered by tiny solar panels that produce extremely high voltages – an approach that could enable drones to fly indefinitely A drone weighing just 4 grams is the smallest solar-powered aerial vehicle to fly yet, thanks to its unusual electrostatic motor and tiny solar panels that produce extremely […]