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Fuel Cell Powers Aurora’s SKIRON-XLE sUAS for Long Range Reconnaissance

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Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, was out in the field with a new addition to its SKIRON Expeditionary small UAS product line. Designated SKIRON-XLE, the long-endurance variant is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell and purpose-designed for long range reconnaissance. While flight testing is ongoing, SKIRON-XLE is expected to extend flight times to well […]

Kratos Announces Successful First Flight of Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed

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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that its Space & Missile Defense Systems Business Unit, a part of Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Systems (DRSS) Division, supported the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), in the successful launch and flight of the Kratos Erinyes Hypersonic Test Bed, on […]

Sky Power Launches Online Shop Including Engine Configurator

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Sky Power International, one of the leading providers of innovative propulsion solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), has announced the launch of its new online shop. The new shop provides a user- friendly platform for customers worldwide. The new online shop has been developed to meet the growing needs of the UAV industry and to […]

Researcher Charges Ahead with New Tech to Power Drones Wirelessly

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Dr. Ifana Mahbub, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been awarded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship to continue her research to develop wireless technology to recharge unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. DARPA awards the fellowships to its Young Faculty Award recipients who demonstrate […]

Researcher Charges Ahead with New Tech to Power Drones Wirelessly

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Dr. Ifana Mahbub, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been awarded the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Director’s Fellowship to continue her research to develop wireless technology to recharge unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. DARPA awards the fellowships to its Young Faculty Award recipients who demonstrate […]

Piasecki Aircraft Gets US Department of Energy Award for Hydrogen-Powered Urban Air Mobility Feasibility Study

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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation has announced that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the Department of Energy (DOE) to evaluate the feasibility of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Urban Air Mobility (UAM) rotorcraft. The study is focused on the feasibility of using hydrogen fuel cells as a power source for vertical […]

Sky Power International Runs Successful FAR33 Endurance Tests

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Propulsion systems in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) must be highly reliable, as the motors are mission-critical components. A proof of reliability is therefore important and is required by every engine manufacturer. Sky Power GmbH therefore tested its SP-110 FI TS GEN and SP-210 FI TS GEN to demonstrate its endurance and reliability with a highly […]

Suter Launches New HF-TOA288-SDI Heavy Fuel Engine

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Suter is launching its new HF-TOA288-SDI heavy fuel engine at this years’ xPonential 2024 in San Diego, CA. This new 22.5hp unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine meets the growing demand for engines utilizing jet fuel (Jet-A1, JP5, JP8) to meet safety and logistics goals of global customers. Suter has produced over 300 gasoline TOA288 engines […]

Hermeus Rolls Out First Uncrewed Aircraft on Journey to Hypersonic Flight

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Hermeus, the company operationalizing hypersonic aircraft, has unveiled its first aircraft — Quarterhorse Mk 1 — which will take flight later this year. Designed, built, and integrated in just seven months, this is the company’s second fully-integrated vehicle in the past year, following Quarterhorse Mk 0 which completed its test campaign in November 2023. This […]

Autonomous Overhead Powerline Recharging for Uninterrupted Drone Operations

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Researchers at the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Southern Denmark have just published a study demonstrating fully autonomous self-recharging drone system capable of long-duration sustained operations near powerlines. The drone is equipped with a robust onboard perception and navigation system that enables it to locate powerlines and approach them […]