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Senate Votes to Invoke Cloture, Passes FAA Reauthorization Bill

Update: Thursday May 9 the Senate passed the FAA Reauthorization Bill as outlined below. The U.S. Senate has voted 84-13 to invoke cloture on the FAA Reauthorization Cantwell-Cruz substitute amendment, as modified to H.R. 3935 – the House version of…

South Korean drone companies: the biggest, best names to know

If that massive drone show ringing in the Year of the Dragon is any indication (see below!), then the South Korean drone market is a rising star in the global drone industry. South Korea boasts innovative manufacturers, service providers, and…

GA-ASI and Shift5 Partner to Embed Observability Into MQ-9A Reaper

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced its partnership with Shift5 to integrate the company’s onboard cyber anomaly detection and predictive maintenance capabilities into the MQ-9A Reaper for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and Air Force Special Operations…

Quantum-Systems Debuts Long-Range, Long-Endurance VTOL UAS

Quantum-Systems is debuting its long-range, long-endurance VTOL UAS – Reliant – at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida this week. The Group 2 platform delivers over 10 hours of endurance and provides persistent Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Target Acquisition…

US Army Tests UAV Resupply During Live-Fire Exercises in Hawaii

The US Army has successfully tested an autonomous uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) for battlefield resupply during live-fire exercises in the Hawaiian Islands. The aircraft was a vertical take-off and landing platform called the G1 Gabriel – a multi-rotor type designed…

Why Aren’t Swing Wing Aircraft Made Any More?

From the mid-60s up to 1981, swing-wing aircraft led the way for new multirole aircraft that combined the low-speed stability and efficiency of a straight wing with the high-speed performance of a swept wing and led to some of the…