Zephatiali Walsh beat Fabio Tischler as they remotely flew their 4.1m long eVTOLs (electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles) in a “tense and close” encounter.
Northrop Grumman has unveiled the first of up to seven RAAF MQ-4C Tritons to be delivered as part of the AIR 7000 Phase 1B program.
The deal will initially see the ASX-listed company create a costed scope of work. If approved, Orbital will then be tasked with completing the development in the second half of FY23.
Sara Hales said electric aircraft would help connect smaller population centres to larger cities, as well as transforming services such as freight, medical delivery and disaster response.
Alauda Aeronautics has been experimenting with the aircraft for the last 18 months in the SA desert, with tests including a 100km/h drag race.
Professor Julie-Ann Tarr from the Queensland University of Technology has called for law reform around personal drone use, due to novel violations and disturbances posed by increasing drone usage.