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A 24-foot British navy drone boat put a gouge in the stern of a 55-foot racing yacht inside Portsmouth Harbour, and seven of them still run there day and night, driven from a control room on shore under a rule that says keep 650 feet clear where possible
40+ min ago (538+ words) Sep 14, at 5:00pm ET In Portsmouth Harbour, on the south coast of England, the second half of that isn’t holding up so well anymore. The Royal Navy has seven uncrewed boats called Rattlers running trials and training in that harbor, and…...
Textron Aviation and Merlin Introduce Cessna SkyCourier UX Concept Aircraft
16+ hour, 40+ min ago (176+ words) Concept pairs FAA-certified Cessna SkyCourier with Merlin Pilot autonomy to explore a scalable, autonomous approach to sustaining dispersed forces when traditional logistics routes are constrained or unavailable. "Military planners are increasingly focused on how to sustain forces across distributed and…...
Textron, Merlin Unveil Autonomous SkyCourier UX Concept Aircraft
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (125+ words) Just a few months after Textron Aviation announced its first military order for the Cessna 408 SkyCourier, the manufacturer on Monday unveiled a SkyCourier UX concept aircraft that would pair the twin turboprop with autonomous aviation software for a variety of…...
Autonomous cargo plane cuts cockpit to haul 6,000-pound payloads
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (535+ words) Textron’s SkyCourier UX concept could bridge the gap between small cargo drones and traditional military airlifters. Textron Aviation and Merlin have revealed the Cessna SkyCourier UX, a concept that combines the FAA-certified turboprop with autonomous flight software. The companies unveiled…...
Unmanned R44 Takes Cargo Offshore
17+ hour, 38+ min ago (287+ words) Mon, Sep 14, 2026 An unmanned R44 recently took on a mission designed for the offshore environment. The demonstration put remote piloting, cargo handling, and elevated deck operations through their paces. For operators moving supplies into demanding environments, the aircraft points toward a…...
Where Will Archer Aviation Be by This Time Next Year?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (435+ words) Over the next year, Archer will work through this certification process and aims to start early commercial operations in the UAE. It will also be preparing to serve as the official air taxi carrier for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games....
Turkish Navy S-70: First Helicopter to Fire L-UMTAS GM
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (419+ words) A Turkish Navy S-70 Seahawk helicopter became the first known helicopter to fire ROKETSAN’s new L-UMTAS GM missile, featuring a range upgrade over L-UMTAS. Turkish MoD announced a test firing of the L-UMTAS GM from an S-70 Seahawk helicopter, marking the…...
Sea Fend Unveils Patented Anti-Sinking Boat System
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (313+ words) An Italian start-up has launched what it calls the world’s first modular buoyancy support system, designed to stop a boat sinking after a hull breach, collision or equipment failure rather than simply respond to one once it has happened. Sea…...
An 18.7-foot drone boat has brought back its first seabed maps for an Italian survey crew, holding its line on two 11-kilowatt pods that swivel and sweeping a strip of bottom seven times as wide as the water is deep, 210 feet across in 30 feet of water
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1120+ words) Sep 13, at 6:30am ET Figuring out the shape of a harbor bottom has always meant putting a boat on the water with people standing on it. You pay for the boat by the day and the crew by the day, and…...
Slovak engineer Štefan Klein, creator of the AirCar flying vehicle, inducted into aviation hall of fame
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (303+ words) Slovak engineer Štefan Klein, creator of the AirCar flying vehicle, has been inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation Awards hall of fame — an honour often compared to the "Oscars" of the aviation world. The news was reported by the…...