by Michael Willoughby Elroy Air, a startup specialising in heavy-lift cargo drones, has carried out a successful test flight, reports the Verge, a tech journal.
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UK to invest UKP175 million in urban air taxis, electric aircraft and drones
by Michael Willoughby The UK Government is to invest UKP300 million to develop cleaner, greener forms of transport it announced in a press release. The
Read moreBell Textron tests flies 100mph eVTOL delivery drone
by Michael Willoughby Bell Textron has completed a successful, first autonomous flight of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 at a testing site near Fort
Read moreDrone beats ambulance to deliver first aid kit
by Michael Willoughby A team in Iraq and Australia has developed a way to use drones to deliver a first aid kit 90 to 120
Read moreAvion Unmanned awarded contract to provide services to state and local government agencies in all 50 states.
Avion Unmanned, the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) division of Avion Solutions, has been awarded a contract by the Commonwealth of Virginia allowing it to provide
Read moreImpossible Aerospace flies quadcopter 29 miles across Nevada Desert without recharge
by Michael Willoughby Impossible Aerospace said its US-1 quadcopter was the first aircraft of its kind to cross the northern Nevada desert without recharging. The
Read moreOld Mutual, South African insurer will use drones to investigate car accidents
Old Mutual iWYZE plans to be the first South African insurer to use drones, according to South African news site, BusinessTech. The development follows a two-year
Read moreDesign for VoloCity, new air taxi model from Volocopter, released
Volocopter, the urban air mobility company has unveiled a design for its newest air taxi model. Called VoloCity, it will be the German company’s fourth-generation
Read moreRomanians build the “world’s first fully-functioning flying saucer” – video
by Michael Willoughby Romanian makers have created a the world’s first fully-functioning flying saucer, reports online magazine, Vice. https://www.adifoaircraft.com/assets/videos/adifo.mp4 According to Vice, The craft was
Read moreDrone detection system planned for German Airports
Germany is planning a new drone detection system – an 11-mile exclusion-zone – around airports, reports German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung and the UK’s Daily Mail. The exclusion area
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