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UAS-DronesSkyways drone trials world’s first shore-to-ship deliveries
They have started in these days in Singapore
Airbus has begun shore-to-ship trials in Singapore with its Skyways parcel delivery drone. This marks the first time drone technology has been deployed in real port conditions to deliver a variety of small,... more
UAS-DronesDrone planes: rules for flying across Europe change
EASA presents the new ones at "Roma Drone Conference"
Europe has set new rules for flying with drone aircraft. The text of the European single regulation, based on the proposals developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), has been approved by... more
UAS-DronesDrones. The new EASA regulation has been approved
By 2023 it will be in full force
Today the representatives of the different countries at the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have approved the new single European regulation on drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), which will... more
UAS-DronesUK: law for extend the drones "no fly zone" on the airspace
It will be increased to 5 km from the airports
After the closure of almost three days of London-Gatwick airport due to the presence of drones in the airspace and that of a few hours at Heathrow, the United Kingdom Government has decided to extend the... more
UAS-DronesM-40 target drone sees first action
During an exercise with Italian Navy
Leonardo’s new M-40 target drone flew its first live missions for the Italian Navy in a recent training exercise at an Italian joint armed forces test range. The exercise saw the aircraft carrier "Cavour" a... more
UAS-DronesLeonardo unveils its enhanced AwHero Ruas helicopter
For surveillance and disaster relief missions and inaugurates new facility in Pisa
Leonardo opened today its new facility in Pisa (Italy) dedicated to the development and production of the AwHero Rotary Unmanned Air System (RUAS). During the official ceremony, also attended by national... more
UAS-DronesUSA: FAA will force to record the drone registration number
Only way to identify the owner in case of illegal use
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may require in the near future that all drones (UAVs, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) for sale in the United States should have registration numbers affixed to the outside,... more
UAS-DronesUnited Kingdom: drone swarm for air strikes of the future
First prototypes should be ready this year
In the future, the Royal Air Force (RAF) will use a new strategy to face the enemy defenses, and this will not be focused only on the airplanes but also on the drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Speaking... more
UAS-DronesGermany: antidrone system under development
Objective: to ensure the safety of air transport
Yesterday was the first test of an experimental system that aims to avoid new interruptions to air traffic due to the presence of drones at airports, thanks to an instrument developed by the German company... more
UAS-DronesRussia: soon a drone capable of capturing those potentially hostile
Karnivora will take the first flight in the next few months
Russia would have developed a small drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) with the ability to intercept and shoot down other UAVs in flight, through the use of high-potential fragmentation grenades. In... more
UAS-DronesRussia: Okhotnik combat drone unveiled
Photographs taken of "hidden" would reveal the shape
Some photographs of what should be the new Russian drone were released on "Twitter". Pics that would have been "stolen" at Novosibirsk airport in Siberia, where last November the UAV was tested on the... more
UAS-DronesAnti-drone shield tested in the most complex environments
It is ready to protect airports
The presence of drone aircraft recently forced the closure of Gatwick airport for three days, suspending 1,000 flights and disrupting the plans of about 140,000 passengers during Christmas, and Heathrow... more
UAS-DronesUkraine: order of drones (also armed) from Turkey?
It could increase the capabilities of the Kiev armed forces
Ukraine would be close to -according with local press- to sign a contract to purchase 6 drones (UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle) Bayraktar TB-2 from Turkey, but not only in the ISR version (Intelligence,... more
UAS-DronesUSA: problems with the many sales of Chinese drones
How to face a future of armed UAVs? -ATTACHED
In a report published by the Department of Defense, with title "Assessment on U.S. Defense Implications of China’s Expanding Global Access", what emerges is that Beijing is increasing in a drastic way t... more
UAS-DronesUSA: there will be a liberalization of use of drones?
It could be operated during night and above the cities
The US Department of Transportation is considering "liberalizing" the use of drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) allowing operators to fly them over public events, as well as at night. This was explained... more
UAS-DronesDrones and security. US intelligence: prevention measures must be increased
UAVs could be used to carry out attacks on airplanes or airports
From the United States comes the alarm about the danger that can be brought by drones in airports, especially because they could be used by terrorist groups to carry out attacks on aircraft taking off... more
UAS-DronesDrones at Heathrow Airport (2). The government announces new act
Critics raise doubts about air traffic management capabilities
After the yesterday closure of London-Heathrow airport for about an hour due to the sighting of a drone in the airspace, the Minister for the Cabinet Office David Lidington -interviewed by "ITV"- explained... more
UAS-DronesDrones and airplanes. Ground rules and countermeasures at airports
Objective: to avoid the repetition of what happened to Gatwick
After what happened at London-Gatwick airport two weeks ago, where a drone (or more than one) forced many aircraft to stay on the ground or divert them to other airports, in 2019 will increase the controls... more
UAS-DronesPhoto. Airbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator flies unmanned
Performs compliance flight without safety pilot onboard
The Airbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator took off for a fully unmanned autonomous flight at the military airbase in Istres in the south of France. The purpose of the flight was to establish compliance... more
UAS-DronesRussia: 5 new attack and reconnaissance drones in 2019
It should complete the operational capabilities of the Armed Forces
At the last meeting of the Ministerial Council in Russia, the Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu declared that by 2019 drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) Medium Altitude and Long Endurance (MALE) for... more
UAS-DronesThe European MALE RPAS programme passed the SPDR as final milestone
The schedule expects a contract signature in 2019
Another major milestone in the European Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (MALE RPAS) programme was attained with the achievement of the System Preliminary Design Review (SPDR)... more
UAS-DronesGermany extends contracts operation Heron 1 drone aircraft in Afghanistan and Mali
More than 46,000 operational flying hours completed over both countries
Germany has extended the successful operation of the Heron 1 drones by Airbus DS Airborne Solutions GmbH, a company of Airbus, until mid of 2020. These contracts have been signed with the Federal Office... more
UAS-DronesGoogle: from next year the Wing drone will be tests in Finland
Further step towards deliveries via UAV?
Also in Finland -as "TechCrunch" report- soon it could start deliveries by drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), in a service called Wing that would be offered by Google. The first tests will be carried... more
UAS-DronesFalco EVO RPAS deployed for drone based maritime surveillance
As part of the "Frontex" test programme
Leonardo’s Falco EVO Remotely-Piloted Air System (RPAS), in a maritime patrol configuration, has been deployed from Lampedusa airport (Lampedusa Island) as part of the "Frontex" surveillance research p... more
UAS-DronesUAV aircraft. Opening of the Zephyr Solar HAPS operating site
The choice is the result of investment by the industry into its programme
Airbus Defence and Space (DS) announced the opening of the world’s first High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) flight base serving as the launch site for the Zephyr UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) in Wyndham, W... more
UAS-DronesDrone aircraft for the search for missing in the mountains?
A three-dimensional map would be sent via a laser
In order to identify people dispersed in isolated and difficult places to reach or where there is no possibility for them to use satellite navigators, a solution could soon arrive from the Massachusetts... more
UAS-DronesFirst flight campaign of Falco EVO drone aircraft completed
With new engine and satellite command link -PHOTO
The new configuration extends the envelope of the RPAS, benefits include extended range of operations more
UAS-DronesUber: food deliveries by drones by 2021?
Program to replace human bell boys
The future of home food deliveries could be that of drones, and the last company that proposed this alternative to "bellhops" was Uber, which -according to the "Wall Street Journal"- would like to launch... more
UAS-DronesChina: the world's largest transport UAV takes off
The Feihong-98 can be used in remote areas of the country
China tries to make technological advances also with regard to drones (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) that can make commercial connections. On Tuesday -as reported by the Chinese press- the China Academy... more
UAS-DronesLeonardo technology in a workshop dedicated to unmanned sector
The three-day meeting held in Genoa
The unmanned (remotely piloted) technology of Leonardo was central to the three-day “Free Thinking Workshop” recently held at the Ansaldo Foundation’s headquarters in Genoa. Leonardo’s managers attendi... more