1. Rainbow-5 UAV completed its first flight in the new year of 2021

Rainbow-4 and rainbow-5 UAVs developed by rainbow UAV Technology Co., Ltd. of China Aerospace Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. have successfully completed their first flight in the new year of 2021.

On January 5, the national emergency mapping project team of rainbow UAV successfully carried out the full state flight mission of rainbow-4 UAV system in remote mountainous areas of Yunnan Province.

This flight is the first flight of rainbow UAV in the new year, which has laid a reliable foundation for the improvement and in-depth application of follow-up UAV system support ability, and solid promotion of flight mission training plan.

Rainbow-5 UAV also recently ushered in the new year's first flight. During the experiment, the temperature of the northwest outfield has dropped below - 20 ℃. The test team overcame the difficulties of extreme cold and carried out defrosting and investigation seriously. Finally, the flight test was a complete success.

2. The lidar system of Zongheng Dapeng pure electric VTOL fixed wing UAV

Zongheng Dapeng cw-25elidar pure electric vertical take off and landing fixed wing UAV lidar system has been launched. The cw-25elidar system is simple and convenient to operate, and can quickly obtain high-precision data of disaster scene. At the same time, it is equipped with a camera to obtain high-resolution images and generate DOM, DEM and true color point clouds. The interpretation of the hidden danger of geological disaster can further develop the geological disaster control plan, and make accurate analysis for the prevention and post disaster evaluation.

Jolidar-lr long range lidar scanning system is highly integrated with cw-25e pure electric vertical take-off and landing fixed wing UAV, with integrated control, and ground station software can display and control UAV and lidar equipment in real time; Efficient solution to large-area complex terrain mapping, laser point cloud and orthophoto synchronous acquisition, rapid generation of original point cloud, true color point cloud, high-precision DEM, DSM, DOM, DLG results, laser point cloud data and orthophoto high registration.

3. Dragonfish fixed wing VTOL UAV appears in ces2021

Dragonfish is a fixed wing VTOL UAV specially designed for enterprises. It can fly for up to 2 hours and transmit images of about 29 kilometers. VTOL UAV aims at inspection, law enforcement, traffic surveillance and energy market, and has many uses.

Dragonfish can fly within five minutes after UAV preparation, and is expected to carry various payloads including thermal cameras. The basic performance is the combination of 4K, 20x optical zoom lens and camera. In addition, although it is a fixed wing VTOL, it also features a unique VTOL with vertical take-off and landing.

Pre installed specifications

4K dual sensor - 4K 20x optical zoom + 48mp wide angle

Triple Sensor - 4K 20x optical zoom + 48mp wide angle + FLIR 640 × 512 radiation thermometer

Multispectral - 5 multispectral sensors (2MP) + RGB wide angle (48mp)

Payload SDK program

4. FAA approves commercial operation of UAV automatic airport

On January 14 local time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved for the first time the letter of approval for the automatic airport of fully automated commercial UAVs. This move is not only a revolutionary step in the aviation industry, but also will change the sky order of the United States forever.

According to the news, FAA has authorized a small company named American robotics in Massachusetts to operate the automatic airport system, becoming one of the first enterprises to be granted the authorization of commercial automatic airport. American robotics is allowed to fly UAVs without nearby human pilots and observers.

The Scout airport UAV produced by AR company takes off from a special automatic airport. After taking off, it can fly without manual intervention. This UAV is equipped with sound detection system, which can find other UAVs from 3.2km away and automatically descend to avoid collision.

However, FAA documents show that American robotics still needs to assign a human to each flight. They will go through the safety checklist before taking off and check the aircraft with remote tools.

5. India shows an offensive UAV bee colony system for the first time

India unveiled an offensive drone swarm system for the first time at a military parade in New Delhi on January 15, the 73rd army day, the economic times of India reported.

According to Indian media, the drone bee colony system on display is composed of 75 drones, which can independently identify and attack targets for suicide missions. During the demonstration of drone swarm attack, the Indian army said that the system is a destructive system and is changing the way of war and the situation around the world.

In addition to performing the strike tasks against various targets, the drone colony also simulated the supply to the ground forces. Such close support operations are also an important capability of the system and are critical for troops in hard to reach areas.

The Indian army says it can airdrop more than 600 kilograms of materials through the drone bee colony system composed of 75 drones, thus reducing the risk of supporting troops in areas difficult to reach.