Banshee Jet

Region: Europe Country: UK Category: UAT Company: Meggit Defence Systems

Use(s): medium-speed aerial target, threat simulation for air defence weapon systems training, on land and sea Manufacturer: Meggitt Defence Systems Ltd (MDS) Powerplant: gas turbine engine producing 40kg static thrust Dimensions: length: 2.95m, height: 0.91 m, wingspan: 2.49m Weight: empty: 47.7kg, MTOW: 95kg Performance: speed: 55-235kt, endurance: >45min Payload: Luneberg lenses, radar altimeter, sea-skimming module, acoustic and doppler MDI, smoke flares, IR flares, hot nose (black body IR augmenter); countermeasures: chaff and IR; active radar augmentation Data Link: digital command and telemetry Guidance/Tracking: CASPA digital avionics and autopilot with integrated GPS Launch: catapult launcher Recovery: parachute Structure Material: fuselage is GRP, one-piece composite wing Electrical Power: battery Status: in production

2012-11-07

Five million dollar venture capital funding for opensource robotics company.

Writing on the open source UAS community autopilot site of his own creation, DIYdrones, Chris Anderson today revealed funding in excess of 5 million dollars for his robotics start up 3DR

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2021-05-05
Development of the world market of UAV during COVID-19 pandemic

The drone market has grown steadily and continuously over the past several years. The technology is here to stay and is becoming more prevalent across numerous industries. But 2020 was a unique year due to Covid-19. Overall, respondents even felt that the changes in business models triggered by the lockdowns would actually have a positive impact on the drone industry in the long run.