Elan Head

1 week ago | theaircurrent.com | Elan Head

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Industry The use of drones in the war in Ukraine has undeniably been transformative, upending entrenched assumptions about modern warfare and forcing militaries around the world to re-evaluate their battle plans.

2 weeks ago | theaircurrent.com | Elan Head

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Transatlantic debate over eVTOL safety standards moves to the U.K. The longstanding transatlantic disagreement on the appropriate target level of safety for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft resurfaced this month, as eVTOL developers Joby Aviation and Vertical Aerospace offered conflicting interpretations of the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority’s position on the topic during...

2 weeks ago | theaircurrent.com | Elan Head

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Industry: Part Two Editor’s Note: This is the second part of our three-part series on Ukraine’s drone industry. Read part one here. All three parts are immediately available for purchase as a PDF.

3 weeks ago | theaircurrent.com | Elan Head

Log-in here if you’re already a subscriber HEAR FROM THE AIR CURRENT Leave this field empty if you're human: Special Report: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Industry KYIV, Ukraine — More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is universally acknowledged that drones have transformed the face of modern warfare.

3 weeks ago | theaircurrent.com | Elan Head

Special Report: Lessons from Ukraine’s Drone Industry This company profile is a part of The Air Current’s Special Report on the Ukrainian drone industry, which is available here. Founded in 2014, Ukrspecsystems is one of Ukraine’s most established unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers. Its first product was the PD-1, dubbed the “People’s Drone” — a long-range system that was designed to be accessible and maintainable.