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Honeywell 600U, 600U-HV and 1200U fuel cells

In UST 14 (June/July 2017) we featured the hydrogen fuel cell from the Protonex Technology Corporation, which at the time was principally used by Insitu...

Digest

New take on stability

Orthodrone is developing a multicopter technology it calls Pivot, which embodies the radical concept of stabilising the entire fuselage while the propulsion system moves around it to compensate for wind coming from any direction. The purpose of this departure from convention is...

Show Report

DroneX

Once again, the DroneX trade show and conference made its way to the halls of London’s ExCeL in September 2024...

Insight

Uncrewed platform development funding

Whether from climate change, military conflict or changing work environments, new ideas abound for uncrewed systems...

Dossier

UAVE 120 cc four-stroke

UAVE (pronounced ‘wave’) is a UAV manufacturer and operator that has been active for some time, during which it has accrued an eclectic range of missions and capabilities, flying many extreme environments and advanced payloads with its Prion UAVs. At the centre of all its works has been the DS120, a four-stroke, single-cylinder, spark-ignited engine, unique to this UK-based company and its aircraft. While UAVE does not sell this engine...

Show Report

Intergeo

In September 2024, Intergeo continued its record of leading the way as a platform for new innovations and announcements...

Digest

SeaTrac SP-48 USV

While environmental data is important for tracking and analysing climate change, it is also used in a range...

Dossier

ACC Thunder Wasp UAV

Across land and sea, industry is crying out for ever-safer and more efficient heavy-lifting capabilities. UAVs represent the promise of highly flexible and cost-effective logistics: an uncrewed heavy lifter for picking up anything and placing it anywhere. However, the most prolific UAVs...