Unmanned aerial vehicle engine manufacturer Orbital Corporation has entered a period of pre-production activities in support of production of two new engine types. The company, also known as Orbital UAV, said low-rate initial orders had been received for the Textron Systems’ Aerosonde HQ and DSO National Laboratories’ Veloce 60 UAV programmes, with initial sub-assembly build…
Drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix has flown its drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLoS), completing a mission with SA Power Networks inspecting 150km of powerlines in remote South Australia. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) approved BVLoS mission paves the way for Carbonix’s drones to inspect South Australia’s vast electricity distribution network of…
Defence manufacturer Electro Optic Systems has launched a new weapon system that combines lasers and machine guns and cannon to detect and destroy hostile drones in the battlefield. The company has previously demonstrated a combination of directed energy (laser) and 30mm cannon systems at its Canberra test facility (pictured). However EOS Defense Systems USA has…
