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Armed with a 300-horsepower, supercharged engine from Kawasaki’s fearsome H2R hyperbike, the K-Racer X1 unmanned helicopter is an absolute beast of a cargo drone, the size of a small car. Watch it lifting a national-record weight in this new video.Cont… Continue reading Kawasaki’s supercharged 1,000cc Ninja-copter drone lifts 440 pounds
A drone for sale by a Chinese supplier looked strikingly similar to Iran’s Shahed-136. The listing was removed after Motherboard contacted the supplier. Continue reading Knockoff Iranian Kamikaze Drone Listed for Sale on Alibaba, Then Vanishes
Airbus innovation division UpNext is testing its next-gen autonomous systems for air-to-air in-flight refueling, which could be a revolutionary leap forward for a variety of military and civil aircraft, radically and safely extending range and enduranc… Continue reading Autonomous air-to-air refueling system will radically boost endurance
The US Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie experimental combat drone has made its first flight under the control of artificial intelligence. On July 25, 2023, the robotic aircraft completed a three-hour sortie at the Eglin Test and Training Complex in Florida…. Continue reading AI pilots US Air Force Valkyrie combat drone for the first time
In a sky-high, 24-hour test flight, BAE System successfully sent its High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) PHASA-35 solar-powered drone into the stratosphere, reaching an altitude of over 66,000 ft (20,000 m).Continue Readi… Continue reading PHASA-35 pseudo-satellite achieves altitude milestone in test flight
To help counter the increasing threat of micro and mini drones, the British Army has shelled out £4.6million (US$5.8 million) to equip the infantry’s SA80 A3 assault rifles with the SmartShooter SMASH Smart Weapon Sight Fire Control System, which is a … Continue reading British Army gets drone-killing rifle sights
One of the buzz generators at this week’s Paris Air Show was the public debut of French-based Turgis & Gaillard’s AAROK self-funded medium altitude long endurance (MALE) combat Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) prototype.Continue ReadingCategory: Military,… Continue reading Game-changing Gallic combat drone brings the buzz to Paris Air Show
So it’s 2023, and you really feel like we should have flying cars by now, right? Well, as long as you ignore the problem of scale presented by [Nick Rehm]’s …read more Continue reading Fly Like You Drive With This Flying RC Drift Car
When building autonomous airborne vehicles like drones or UAVs, saving a little bit of weight goes a long way, literally. Every gram saved means less energy needed to keep the …read more Continue reading UAV Flight Controller Saves Weight
In a lot of ways, it seems like we’re in the “plateau of productivity” part of the hype cycle when it comes to drones. UAVs have pretty much been reduced …read more Continue reading That Drone Up in the Sky? It Might be Built Out of a Dead Bird