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Governor Cuomo Announces First Segment of New York's 50-Mile Drone Corridor Receives ...

2019-11-07T23:52:44+0000

The NY Governor has announced FAA approval to fly unmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight within first segment of New York's 50-Mile Unmanned Aircraft System Corridor. This is the first "true" BVLOS authority granted to the FAA-designated test site, which allows unmanned aircraft testing without the need for ground-based observers.

Airbus is developing a camouflage drone that will be totally undetectable on radar

2019-11-07T20:55:18+0000

Airbus announced that it is developing a drone that will be camouflaged and not detectable by radar. This week, Airbus published photos of a test model of the drone, which has a length and wingspan of around three feet. The model has already been tested in the wind tunnel to assess aerodynamic properties.

Drone-like flying object disrupts operations at Kansai airport

2019-11-07T20:54:00+0000

Departures and arrivals at Kansai International Airport were suspended twice on Thursday due to what appeared to be a drone-like flying object near ...

Drone registration and pilot testing will be mandatory in the UK

2019-11-07T20:53:09+0000

The drone's main operator must be 18 or older and is responsible for ... The DJI Mavic Mini is an ultralight, sub-250g drone that captures 2.7K video at ...

ATHENA Successfully Defends Drone Threat

2019-11-07T20:52:45+0000

Lockheed Martin (LMT) recently demonstrated their laser weapon system for the U.S. Air Force at a government test range at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where the system successfully engaged and shot down multiple fixed wing and rotary drones. The system was fed by a command and control (C2) system and radar sensor. The radar track was provided to airmen who operated ATHENA targeting using the provided data. Then ATHENA's beam director slewed, acquired, tracked and defeated the drones with a high-energy laser.

Here's John Deere's Cropdusting Drone

2019-11-07T20:52:35+0000

Volocopter, the multicopter startup, has partnered with John Deere to announce a planned cropdusting craft, Tech Crunch reports. Volocopter's base ...

Kitty Hawk Heaviside VTOL Aircraft

2019-11-07T04:52:12+0000

100 times quieter than a helicopter, the Kitty Hawk Heaviside is designed to be a high-performance commuter. It uses eight all-electric motors -- six on ...