by Nikos Chatzis | 9 Sep, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Aviation Technology, Battery Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
United Airlines backs Eve Air Mobility with $15M investment “United [Airlines] has made early investments in several cutting-edge technologies at all levels of the supply chain, staking out our position as a leader in aviation sustainability and innovation,” said...
by Nikos Chatzis | 5 Sep, 2022 | Geopolitics
Ένα παράδοξο εξελίχθηκε μέσα στον Αύγουστο, καθώς Τούρκοι αξιωματούχοι επισκέπτονταν την Ουάσινγκτον για συνομιλίες με την κυβέρνηση Μπάιντεν για την προώθηση της απόκτησης 40 νέων μαχητικών F-16 Block 70 και τον εκσυγχρονισμό 80 υφιστάμενων μαχητικών της Τουρκικής...
by Nikos Chatzis | 30 Aug, 2022 | Defense & Security, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…The landmines that plague Ukraine following six months of drawn-out fighting have a new enemy as minesweeping teams get a boost from high-tech drones. The big picture: As much as 62,000 square miles of Ukrainian land could be “contaminated” by mines, per...
by Nikos Chatzis | 29 Aug, 2022 | counterdrone system, Defense & Security, Drones' Technology Management, Geopolitics
“…DroneShield is pleased to announce it has sold and deployed its DroneSentry counterdrone system at a U.S. international airport. This is the first permanent deployment of DroneSentry at a U.S. airport. The name and location of the airport is undisclosed....
by Nikos Chatzis | 28 Aug, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), eVTOL, Geopolitics, NASA
“…New forms of highly automated Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft, such as electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles, could transform transportation, cargo delivery, and a variety of public services. NASA, working alongside the Federal...
by Nikos Chatzis | 26 Aug, 2022 | Geopolitics, NASA
“…T-38 planes are a fixture of astronaut training, assisting pilots and mission specialists to think quickly in changing situations. Here, our T-38s fly in formation above the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Launch Pad 39B. The SLS and Orion spacecraft...
by Nikos Chatzis | 24 Aug, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Air Mobility Initiative (AIM), Airbus, Battery Technology, Electric Aviation, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…Embraer’s Eve has its sights set on Chicago for a possible urban air mobility (UAM) route. To test out this plan, the eVTOL developer is partnering with Blade Air Mobility to offer helicopter flights to Chicago commuters, demonstrating what an air taxi...
by Nikos Chatzis | 24 Aug, 2022 | Defense & Security, Geopolitics
“…Την πρώτη του πτήση πραγματοποίησε στις 12 Αυγούστου (αλλά ανακοινώθηκε μόλις χθες) το αρχικό πρωτότυπο του επιθετικού ελικοπτέρου νέας γενιάς AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta / Νέο Ελικόπτερο Αναγνώρισης και Συνοδείας) στις...
by Nikos Chatzis | 22 Aug, 2022 | Advanced Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility (AAM) (UAM), Geopolitics, UAVs
“…The Arcsky X55 is a quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle platform with exceptional flight time and payload capabilities. One of the key differentiators of the X55 is the modularity and interchangeability of power sources. Within seconds, the drone can go...
by Nikos Chatzis | 20 Aug, 2022 | Defense & Security, Drones' Technology Management, eVTOL, Geopolitics
“…AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, announced it received an Other Transaction Agreement award by the United States Army on Aug. 18, 2022 for Increment 1 of the Future Tactical Unmanned...