How many female drone pilots are out there in the United States in 2024? The Federal Aviation Administration in March 2024 updated its U.S. Civil Airmen Statistics report. The FAA updates the...
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Flying Frosty? Wing takes DoorDash partnership to U.S. with Wendy’s drone deliveries
Calling all Frosties fans and drone delivery dreamers: Wing, the drone delivery outfit under Alphabet (Google’s parent company), has officially brought its DoorDash partnership to the U.S. And it...
Army Is ‘Biggest Participant’ By Quantity In First Round Of Replicator, Bush Says – March 20
The Army will be “the biggest participant” for the first round of the Pentagon’s Replicator initiative to field thousands of attritable autonomous systems by August 2025 “in terms of...
Carmaker model may yield cheaper drone wingmen: Air Force Research Lab – Defense News, March 6
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is looking at the platform sharing concept that has been standard practice in carmaking for decades, which could make autonomous drones more affordable,...
DIU Seeks Commercial Solutions For sUAS To Operate Amid Electromagnetic Interference – March 13
Eyeing lessons learned from ongoing global conflicts, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for commercial solutions that allow small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) and...
Rolls-Royce To Invest In UK, Germany Trent Engine Capacity – Aviation Week, March 15
Rolls Royce plans to invest in more engine assembly, test and shop visit capacity at sites in the UK and Germany to meet increasing demand for Trent engine services, Aviation Week reported. The...