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Airbus Helicopters acquires UAV specialist Aerovel

Airbus Helicopters has revealed that is has reached an agreement for the acquisition of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) specialist Aerovel in a bid to boost its portfolio of unmanned tactical solutions. Aerovel produces the Flexrotor which is an unmanned vertical take-off and landing vehicle which has a max take-off weight [read more]

Amazon MK30 Drone
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Amazon to launch drone deliveries in UK

Amazon has announced that it will launch drone deliveries in the UK at the end of 2024 subject to approval from the UK’s airspace regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The announcement came as Amazon Air unveiled its new drone, the MK30, which is a hybrid quad-rotor aircraft that will [read more]

Aviation engineering news

Former Formula 1 Technical Director unveils Cargo Drone

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]

Boeing MQ-25 T1 ARS
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Boeing tests automated aerial refuelling store

Boeing has successfully completed the first test of its MQ-25 T1 Automated Aerial Refuelling Store. The 2 1/2 hour test flight was conducted in partnership with the US Navy and was designed to test the aerodynamics of the vehicle using the underwing mounted Cobham Aerial Refuelling System (ARS). The Cobham [read more]