MilitaryMQ-25 Stingray Drone Purpose-Built to Marry Manned, Unmanned Manned and unmanned aircraft working in tandem is the arena where Lockheed Martin sees the upcoming MQ-25A Stingray breaking ground, according to Skunk Works head Rob Weiss. Speaking at the annual Sea-Air-Space…
CommercialCheetah Air Gets Approved for Night Activity, Enabling 24/7 Drone Deliveries Cheetah Air can now use its drones to deliver packages 24 hours a day thanks to approval from the FAA to operate at night under Part 107 regulations. An example of how this…
CommercialBoeing Invests in Drone Radar with Fortem Boeing is funding the development of advanced radar systems through its HorizonX subsidiary’s investment in Fortem Technologies. Fortem Technologies offers airspace awareness solutions using radar that is low in size, weight and…
RegulationNear-Instant Nationwide Drone Use Authorization on the Way The FAA has heard the complaints about slow bureaucracy. It knows an agency needs to be nimble to keep up with changing technology and the shifting priorities of modern-day companies and users.…
RegulationDrone Solutions Prove Tricky Task for FAA, Industry Drones flew too close to manned aircraft 1,200 times in 2015, according to the FAA. In 2016, that number jumped to 1,800 times. In 2017, there was an actual collision between an…
CommercialDrone Demos Delivery in Airbus' Singapore Skyways Project An Airbus vehicle has successfully left its dock to be loaded with a package, navigated to its destination and deposited the parcel at the designated drop-off point. If this sounds commonplace so…
CommercialBoeing's New Electric Cargo Drone Could Transport 500 Pounds Boeing has a design for a cargo drone. The manufacturer said this new unmanned, electric, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype is also a test bed for future vehicles. "This flying cargo air vehicle…
MilitaryUS Air Force Keeps Orion Drone Development Going in its 12th Year The U.S. Air Force wants to continue development of its Orion unmanned aircraft system (UAS). It has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a new, $48 million contract, the new Boeing company said. Orion…
CommercialJoint Venture With Japan Could Yield Connectivity Through High-Altitude, Solar-Powered Drone A high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) is a category of unmanned aircraft that AeroVironment Inc. thinks could deliver a multitude of benefits to the commercial market through use of Internet of Things (IoT) and…
CommercialDrone Strike Hazards Confirmed in New Manned-Unmanned Study When an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) struck a Beechcraft King Air 100’s wing last month in Canada, it showed that hypothetical “what-ifs” about the dangers of drones flying around manned aircraft aren’t…