The Department for Transport (DfT) Future of Flight Action Plan, which has just been published, envisages pilotless personal air taxis to be operational by 2030 as it looks to increase the use of Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The plan also highlights the increased use [read more]
Former Formula 1 Technical Director Mike Gascoyne has unveiled a Cargo eVTOL drone which has been developed as part of his companies Cargo Development Program. Mike Gascoyne previously served as Technical Director for teams including McLaren, Sauber, Renault and Toyota before setting Lotus F1 through his company MGI. The prototype [read more]
BT Group’s Digital Incubation Team is entering into a deal with Drone safety specialist Altitude Angel with the aim of making a drone superhighway in the UK. The £5m investment will create a unified traffic management system (UTM) known as ARROW. A UTM is the software platform and core infrastructure [read more]
Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) disruptor ISS Aerospace has been given investment by one of its principal shareholders to enable it to grow its platforms which have recently seen a significant upsurge in interest from customers. The investment from CE Turner (Engineering) Ltd will allow ISS Aerospace, which is based in [read more]
The reported collapse of the planned Amazon Prime Air drone delivery service in the UK has apparently prompted 100’s of job losses within the team responsible for it. According to Wired, the future of the whole project its uncertain after anonymous insiders told the online tech magazine that the team [read more]
An unknown object, possibly a drone, came within 10 metres of a landing ATR72 aircraft at Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport causing a definite risk of collision according to a report from the UK Airprox Board. The report was file by the Captain of the airliner which was on approach to Runway [read more]
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) bulletin report on the crash of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at Goodwood in 2019 has slammed the build quality and safety of the aircraft. The 95kg aircraft crashed into a field after the remote pilot lost control of the UAV during a demonstration [read more]
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) is set to spend this summer demonstrating the maritime capability of its MQ-9B Sea Guardian Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to the UK and other NATO allies. The company will bring one of its MQ-9B Sea Guardians to RAF Waddington this summer in order to conduct [read more]
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a three-year contract to Spirit Aerosystems to build an unmanned fighter code named “Loyal Wingman” worth £30m. The contract will see a prototype for the unmanned aircraft designed and built at the former Bombardier site in Belfast, Northern Ireland and will support 100 [read more]
The DJI Mavic Mini was introduced as an affordable, yet powerful drone and primarily aimed at those looking for a bit more than the standard holiday photos. One of its big selling points is the weight, at 249grams it doesn’t require you to register with the Civil Aviation Authority or [read more]
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