Polar science could reach new heights as researchers prepare to test the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica this season. A new, state-of-the-art autonomous drone capable of carrying a wide range of science sensors is heading south for its inaugural flight on the icy continent this Antarctic field season from January to March 2024.…
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A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time (Picture: Royal Navy) The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and on to the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies, then flew back in a milestone flight which…
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Briohny Williams | 8th September 2023 at 7:07am A supply drone has safely landed on Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in a first for naval operations. The Southampton-based W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and onto the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies, then…
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The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard Peninsula and on to the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Cornish coast, delivered supplies, then flew back in a milestone flight which points the way to the future of naval aviation. It’s a vital step along the way to operating crewless aircraft…
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SATE, the low carbon aviation test centre, has been named winner of The Engineer’s Collaborate To Innovate Award for Aerospace and Defence. The project was credited with driving the development of low carbon aviation technologies whilst simultaneously helping to improve the connectivity of the UK’s most remote region. It comes following Windracers’ groundbreaking autonomous aviation…
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Windracers has won a third round of successful funding from the Future Flight challenge at UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to conduct further rigorous testing of its middle mile logistics drones and high-reliability autopilot technology.
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Royal Mail today set out its ambition to scale up its use of drone technology and create more than 50 new postal drone routes over the next three years, subject to Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval, as part of a new partnership with Windracers, the logistics drone company.
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This week, Royal Mail has started a trial of scheduled, autonomous flights for two weeks between Kirkwall and North Ronaldsay (both in the Orkney Islands) with Windracers Ltd to help better connect remote island communities.
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