UAVs on a power trip Using Vicor’s DCM DC-DC converters, FlyFocus reveals how it has developed detachable tethered UAVs that enable continuous mission critical surveillance. FlyFocus specialises in the design and production of UAVs for…
Spirit AeroSystems to lead RAF Loyal Wingman prototype The UK’s first fleet of unmanned fighter aircraft is one step closer as £30 million contract was awarded to manufacture a prototype. The three-year deal will support more than 100…
Airbus Zephyr concludes successful new test flight campaign Airbus has successfully completed a new test flight campaign for its Zephyr High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) in Arizona, US. The 2020 flight campaign succeeded despite global slowdowns due to…
Boeing’s unmanned Loyal Wingman completes first taxi Boeing’s Loyal Wingman aircraft, developed for the Royal Australian Air Force, has moved using its own power for the first time. This is a key milestone for the unmanned plane…
Vertical Aerospace unveils designs for pioneering ‘flying taxis’ In a major boon for British aviation, Vertical Aerospace, the Bristol-based company pioneering affordable electric aviation, today announces plans for a revolutionary ‘flying taxi’, the VA-1X. Capable of carrying up…
‘Blown-air’ flight technology set to revolutionise future aircraft design For the first time in aviation history, an aircraft has been manoeuvred in flight using supersonically blown air, removing the need for complex movable flight control surfaces. In a series…
Trackwise unleashes 26m-long UAV flexible printed circuit Trackwise has shipped a 26m-long multilayer, flexible printed circuit (FPC), believed to be world’s longest ever produced, for distributing power and control signals across the wings of a solar-powered, unmanned…
CATEC pioneers aerial contact technology using drones Seville’s Centre for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC), says it has developed a new worldwide pioneering technology that allows the use of airborne robots and small unmanned aircraft, popularly known as…
