Piasecki acquires Kaman’s cargo UAV programme

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Yves Le Marquand

29 Apr 25

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Piasecki Aircraft Corporation is set to acquire Kaman Air Vehicles’ Kargo UAV programme, growing its portfolio of vertical lift and cargo UAS solutions to eight…

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What is going on in China? The growth of the low-altitude economy

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Apr 25

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When US influencer and streamer Darren Watkins Jr, better known as IShowSpeed, concluded a tour of China this month it was largely seen as a…

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First full-scale sea trial goes to plan says Regent co-founder

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Mar 25

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The initial on-water trial of a full-scale sea glider prototype has been a success, according to Mike Klinker, co-founder and chief technical officer at Regent.…

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Clearing general aviation’s paper jam

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Yves Le Marquand

7 Mar 25

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It is a surprisingly warm Monday afternoon for early March in Surrey, the county immediately south of London, UK. The early spring sun glints off…

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Building the backbone of electric flight

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Yves Le Marquand

3 Mar 25

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You will likely have heard of Beta Technologies, but probably not Aerovolt. That said, the unofficial mantra the two companies live by is very similar…

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‘This is not the end of the road’ says former Eviation CEO

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Yves Le Marquand

24 Feb 25

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Eviation Aircraft has laid off the majority of its staff and put a “temporary pause” –something we are fast becoming accustomed to in 2025 – on its…

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Pipistrel’s CEO on test flying their biggest aircraft yet

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Yves Le Marquand

19 Feb 25

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  On January 31st, 2025, Pipistrel completed the first hover flight of its hybrid-electric VTOL-capable unmanned aircraft Nuuva V300. The test flight saw the aircraft…

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Drone strike sharpens focus on ‘effective’ airspace management

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Yves Le Marquand

16 Jan 25

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Last week, a De Havilland CL-415 water bomber was damaged after it collided with a drone whilst fighting the wildfires that have and continue to…

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‘Building the future of autonomous aviation, means thinking beyond the aircraft’

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Yves Le Marquand

14 Jan 25

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Late last year, Boeing’s joint venture SkyGrid released its blueprint for AAM operations.  The plan sets out how SkyGrid’s ground-based system will deliver high-assurance third-party…

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What could a new president mean for US batteries?

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Yves Le Marquand

22 Nov 24

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With Donald Trump on his way back to the White House, the US battery industry will be concerned it is set to face another term…

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Building a drone network that matters to people

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Yves Le Marquand

13 Nov 24

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In 2023, DoorDash alone delivered over two billion takeouts to US customers. That is one company. Between DoorDash and Uber Eats, the pair made nearly five billion…

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Hitting the supercycle, today is an investor’s market

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Yves Le Marquand

31 Oct 24

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If you’re a new company and you’re not in AI or defence tech, chances are it has been tougher to find investors willing to deploy…

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A new hope (for pilots): Beacon AI Series A raises $15m for pilot assistance technology

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Yves Le Marquand

15 Oct 24

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Picking up distress signals, engaging and disengaging autopilot, fixing bugs in-flight; these are all tasks R2-D2 completed in the Star Wars movies. Without the likeable…

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Could flying ever be easy and low cost like driving is?

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Yves Le Marquand

9 Oct 24

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Pulling up to the airfield, jumping in your aircraft and flying wherever you want to go has long been a freedom restricted to the few.…

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Developing uncrewed R44s for crop-spraying

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Yves Le Marquand

2 Oct 24

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Separating the wheat from the chaff is how we harvest over 750m tonnes of the stuff every year. Primarily done by combine harvester, the machine…

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