Cargo and logistics

H3 Dynamics adds hydrogen-electric propulsion to uncrewed airships built in France by HyLight

Airship specialist HyLight and hydrogen-electric propulsion company H3 Dynamics have joined forces to bring new long range, sustainable and quiet unmanned airships to a range of commercial applications, according to a HyLight press release. Traditionally, […]

Air taxis and personal transports

Intermap to provide aviation terrain data for eVTOL navigation and UTM services

3D geospatial data and intelligence solutions provider Intermap Technologies has announced a new contract with a leading unmanned traffic management (UTM) provider to integrate Intermap’s certified aviation terrain data to continue the development of an […]

UTM

Mönchengladbach Airport to start airfield ATM research on integrating drones, eVTOLs and crewed aircraft

Mönchengladbach Airport (MGL) has announced that funding has been approved for the next research project, SkyTRACKplus, an airport air traffic management system for crewed, drone and uncrewed air vehicle operators. “Almost EUR 500,000 will be […]

Air taxis and personal transports

First flight for uncrewed firefighting helicopter at New York UAS test site

Rotor Technologies’ uncrewed helicopter prototype achieved first flight on 2 December, 2022 at the FAA’s New York UAS test site after receiving experimental certification on 30 November, 2022. The flight prototype, officially designated “R22S6–01” and […]

Air taxis and personal transports

India’s Bumble Bee “raises USD37 million from UK investors, eVTOL prototype launched in 2023”

OutlookIndia reports that Bumble Bee Flights has raised Rs 300 crore (USD37 million) in investment from UK-based technology conglomerate SRAM & MRAM Technologies and Resources Limited. “The Bengaluru-based start-up claimed to be the first entity […]