Thales Advances UAS 100 Toward European Certification
Thales has set its sights on achieving European civil certification for its UAS 100 unmanned air system by 2023, following…
High-Fidelity Simulation Reshapes Drone Pilot Training
Modern military and civil operations increasingly rely on drones, from long-range surveillance platforms to tactical systems providing immediate close-support capabilities….
Net-Capture Drones Take Center Stage at AUSA 2023
Small unmanned aerial systems have become increasingly accessible to adversaries, who can modify and weaponize them to exploit gaps in…
Blue Origin BE-4 Engine Failure Disrupts Vulcan Launch Plans
On June 30, at Blue Origin’s West Texas test facility, a BE-4 rocket engine experienced a catastrophic failure during a…
Loughborough UAV Secures Four Awards at UAS Challenge
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Unmanned Aerial System Challenge 2023 brought together over 25 teams from the UK and abroad,…
DLR’s Moon-Mars Test Site Advances Planetary Robotics
On 26 September 2023, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) inaugurated its Moon-Mars Test Site at the Robotics and Mechatronics Center…
SpaceX Positions Starship for Upcoming Flight Test
SpaceX has taken a significant step toward its next Starship launch, moving the upper stage of the massive rocket to…
University of Houston Advances Adaptive Drone Swarm Control
The rapid proliferation of affordable unmanned aerial systems has enabled their deployment in fields ranging from cinematography to disaster response….
Chandrayaan-3 Marks India’s Historic South Pole Moon Landing
On August 23, 2023, India achieved a milestone in lunar exploration with the successful landing of its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near…