Collaborate Disseminate
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
The age of uncrewed air combat took a step forward as two Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) JACKAL drones developed by Flyby Technology successfully fired a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) in tests sponsored by the Rapid Capabilities Off… Continue reading JACKAL VTOL drone fires advanced multi-role missiles in successful trial
AeroVironment has rolled out its latest variant of its Switchblade 300 loitering missile system, more commonly known as a suicide drone. Building on the previous Block 10C, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 boasts greater endurance and ease of operation.Con… Continue reading AeroVironment introduces latest Switchblade 300 suicide drone
The US Army has chosen the enhanced vertical liftoff V-BAT UAS developed by Northrop Grumman and Shield AI to take part in the Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) competition, Increment 2, to find a replacement for the venerable RQ-… Continue reading US Army chooses V-BAT VTOL drone as potential RQ-7B Shadow replacement
The STRIX was unveiled this morning at Australia’s Avalon Air Show, in front of air force chiefs from around the world – with the notable exceptions, according to the ABC, of Russian and Chinese delegates, who have been excluded from the conference.Con… Continue reading BAE unveils the Strix, a fascinating, tail-sitting X-wing VTOL UAV
Atlanta company Hermeus has its sights set on Mach 4 next year, to beat the Mach 3.3 benchmark set by the SR-71 Blackbird way back in 1976. Watch its Chimera hybrid engine nailing the switch between low-speed turbojet mode and hypersonic ramjet mode.Co… Continue reading Turbojet to hypersonic ramjet: Hybrid Chimera engine shows its range
As the world’s major powers continue their never-ending arms race into the hypersonic age, the US Air Force has set Leidos to work on a large air-breathing hypersonic drone capable of handling intelligence, recon, surveillance and strike missions.Conti… Continue reading AFRL’s hypersonic Mayhem drone project goes to Leidos
We always love when people take the trouble to show information in new, creative ways — after all, there’s a reason that r/dataisbeautiful exists. But we were particularly taken by this …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 18, 2022