Why Wisk is not alarmed by troubles at Boeing Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 8 May 24 0 The history of regime change at Boeing sets a precedent for tough times ahead for any non-core business – especially funding wise. Recent examples range… Read more
ASL places deposit-backed order for Reliable’s autonomous tech news Yves Le Marquand 2 May 24 0 ASL Aviation Holdings has placed a deposit-backed order for 30 units of Reliable Robotics’ autonomous flight system for the Cessna 208B Caravan. The firms have… Read more
Wisk and Sonaca announce strategic partnership news Yves Le Marquand 12 Apr 24 0 Belgian aerospace supplier Sonaca will develop and supply components for Wisk’s 6th Generation aircraft. Sonaca, which already had a hand in the design phase, will… Read more
Merlin completes certification system bench build news Yves Le Marquand 10 Apr 24 0 Merlin has completed design and construction of its certification system bench, a flight simulator built to allow the firm to test its automation systems… Read more
EHang awarded production certificate by Chinese regulator news Yves Le Marquand 8 Apr 24 0 EHang has obtained the production certificate for its EH216-S passenger-carrying pilotless eVTOL aircraft issued by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). The production certificate… Read more
Honeywell to acquire Civitanavi Systems news Yves Le Marquand 27 Mar 24 0 Honeywell is to acquire Italian inertial system supplier Civitanavi Systems with an eye on boosting its autonomous product offering. Honeywell will initiate a voluntary tender… Read more
Xwing wins xTech SBIR Autonomy Contract news Yves Le Marquand 11 Mar 24 0 Xwing has won a small business innovation research (SBIR) contract from the US Army xTech SBIR Autonomy programme. The contract will see Xwing conduct autonomous airlift… Read more
Daedalean and Leonardo complete AI capability flight testing news Yves Le Marquand 26 Feb 24 0 Leonardo has completed flight testing of Daedalean’s artificial intelligence-based visual awareness system. The year-long collaboration project, funded by a Eureka Eurostars grant, saw Daedalean mount… Read more
Beacon AI awarded Phase 2 OTA by US Special Ops Command news Yves Le Marquand 22 Feb 24 0 Beacon AI has received a Phase 2 prototype Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement from US Special Operations Command to help improve aircraft routing and safety.… Read more
Xwing completes Agile Combat Employment exercise with US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Xwing’s first successful participation in an Agile Combat Employment exercise demonstrates the future of military critical cargo delivery, according to co-founder Maxime Gariel. The week-long… Read more
Pyka delivers cargo aircraft to US Air Force news Yves Le Marquand 14 Feb 24 0 Pyka has delivered its Pelican Cargo aircraft to US Air Force as part of its contract with the AFWERX Agility Prime programme. Flight operations staff… Read more
FAA accepts requirements for Reliable’s navigation and autopilot systems news Yves Le Marquand 13 Feb 24 0 Taking a step further toward certification, the FAA has accepted the requirements for Reliable Robotics’ advanced aircraft navigation and autopilot systems. The acceptance means the… Read more
Xwing’s autonomous logistics opens new opportunities for DoD news Yves Le Marquand 30 Jan 24 0 Xwing’s Cessna 208B has successfully completed an autonomous logistics mission as part of a continuing partnership with AFWERX Autonomy Prime. Watched on by dozens of… Read more
Saving lives and money: The rise of automated crop-spraying Deep Dive Yves Le Marquand 26 Jan 24 0 Flying is one of the safest things you can do, right? Well not when it comes to agriculture. In 2020, there were 54 accidents, including… Read more
Merlin on cusp of flight test campaign news Yves Le Marquand 5 Jan 24 0 Merlin’s test aircraft Big Red is undergoing integration with the startup’s autopilot system ahead of beginning a flight test campaign. The firm has taken a… Read more