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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed the SPADE (Simulator-assisted PerformAbility Design methodology for ...

UAVOS Inc. has successfully tested the new GLIDER flight algorithm for the VTOL UAV, featuring a high level of safety in case of failures of the UAV power plant in flight. Flight mode GLIDER not only ...

Navy’s tiny UAV gliders piggyback on larger autonomous craft, covertly deliver sensors within a 30-mile radius. The US Naval Research Laboratory successfully tested a new kind of UAV earlier ...

Researchers at MIT are working on a fixed-wing UAV that can perch on power lines and use their emitted magnetic fields to recharge its battery, before continuing on its way.

Major players in the military gliders and drones market are Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau GmbH, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Lockheed Martin, Textron Systems, BAE Systems Inc ...

In last week's eight test flights, two CICADAs were mounted on the underside of the wings of a larger, motorized Tempest UAV. That aircraft, in turn, was carried up to altitudes as high as 57,000 ...

The new killers from above are called Korsar (Corsair) and are produced in two variants - as a classic glider and a UAV with rotors, like a helicopter.

Called GLIDER, the new algorithm controls autorotation as part of the company’s wider autopilot module. The new flight mode can automatically switch the helicopter to autorotate mode in the case ...

The US military is testing delivery drones that can transport supplies over long distances and be thrown away after each use. Made of cheap plywood, the bigger version of the two gliders being ...

The researchers also plan to expand the UAV’s capabilities with avionics and control surfaces, as in its current form, it’s just a manually launched glider with no steering capabilities.