NASA launches competition to address airspace safety risks

Safeguarding flights in US airspace is the aim of a new competition launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center in early August 2019. The Safeguard with Autonomous Navigation Demonstration (SAND) Challenge is an opportunity for small businesses to compete in an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) competition… Read more“NASA launches competition to address airspace safety risks”

New Turboprop Engine to be Designed for European UAV Applications

Safran Helicopter Engines has announced that it has partnered with ZF Luftfahrttechnik GmbH (ZFL) and MT-Propeller to design a new turboprop engine for European unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) applications. The new engine will be based on Safran’s Ardiden 3 rotorcraft engine, with additional technologies that have been matured through the company’s… Read more“New Turboprop Engine to be Designed for European UAV Applications”

DHS, FAA and NASA Preparing Drone Traffic System

The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is teaming up with NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration in order to manage unmanned aerial vehicle traffic. With projections of seven million drones that could congest the national airspace, the federal agencies needed a capability to control the domain.