About: A large commercial drone Feihong-98 (FH-98) developed and modified by the China Academy of Aerospace Electronics Technology made a test flight in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. Feihong-98 (FH-98) is now the world’s largest unmanned transport aircraft, with a maximum payload of up to 1.5 tonnes. It was adapted from the prototype of the Shifei Y5B, a China-developed transport plane. The FH-98 features simple take-off and landing, simple operation, advanced technology, at an affordable cost.
France is confident that a deal on developing a joint European military drone project will be signed this year, after the conclusion of tough price negotiations with manufacturers, the defence ministry said Wednesday. "A few small details" still need to be worked out, but "we're rather optimistic about this project,"…
A.Drones, a leading Ukrainian provider of tactical robotic systems, has unveiled its new automated aerial solution that consists of a multi-rotor aerial vehicle and a mobile base station for recharging and sheltering the autonomous drone.
Das britische Verteidigungsministerium will die nationalen Fähigkeiten auf dem Feld militärischer Nanodrohnen stärken. Solche Kleinstdrohnen bieten im urbanen Umfeld viele Vorteile und lassen sich unter anderem in der Uniform mitführen. Das britische Verteidigungsministerium hat nun einen Vertrag zur Entwicklung eines einsatzbereiten, robusten Prototyps für Tests beim Heer geschlossen. Es wurden dafür jetzt rund 226.200 Pfund bereitgestellt. Neu ist zudem, dass mit diesem Vertrag ein Start-up zum Zulieferer der British Army wird.
Western governments have watched the battle over Libya’s capital, Tripoli, with disinterest, even as it has drawn in a growing number of foreign powers.