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As eVTOL companies rush to commercialize, type certification is one of the biggest hurdles. Type approval of eVTOL is particularly difficult as standards are being developed as companies work on the process. Now, the Lilium Jet, which made its first flight in Germany in 2017, is his first eVTOL under both EASA and FAA certification. This is another step in the process towards type certificate validation and service commercialization. DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby EVTOL Jet Developer Lilium announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted the G-1 accreditation standard required for type certificate validation of Lilium jets.…

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SYPAQ and Tanglewood Group Partner to Support Global Expansion of Corvo PPDS UAS DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby SYPAQ system and tanglewood group Announced strategic partnership to support global distribution of SYPAQ Corvo Precision Payload Delivery System (PPDS) UAS. Following the delivery of over 500 PPDS autonomous systems to the Ukrainian Defense Forces, the companies have partnered to support additional sales, support and distribution throughout Europe and the Middle East. SYPAQ’s Corvo PPDS UAS is an advanced and affordable fixed-wing autonomous system capable of covert, reliable and accurate delivery of payloads. The solution comes primarily as a flat-pack kit…

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Source: Teal Teal Drone Secures Additional $1.2 Million in Funding for U.S. Army’s SSR Program DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby military technology companies Red Cat Holdings announced by the subsidiary. teal drone received an additional $1.2 million for the development of a new sUAS prototype for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program. In March 2022, Thiel won its first SRR Tranche 2 program prototype contract, and the Army is now owed a total of $2.7 million for Thiel’s participation. The company is one of only three of his vendors to participate in Tranche 2, the final tranche…

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