Also: Counter-Drone Tech, CAMCOPTER S-100, Joby Flies In Korea, ‘Moon to Mars’ Plans

EcoPulse, a distributed hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator aircraft developed in a collaboration among Daher, Safran, and Airbus, has concluded its flight test campaign, yielding important insights to meet the goal of decarbonizing air transport by 2050. 

A Chinese citizen, 39-year-old Yinpiao Zhou, was arrested and charged after flying a drone over Vandenberg Space Force Base and using it to take aerial photos. A month prior, he allegedly made a Google search for “Vandenberg Space Force Base Drone Rules.” Sikorsky announced it has been selected by the U.S. Marine Corps to demonstrate the maturity and capability of the MATRIX flight autonomy system in operationally relevant flights during 2025 using the company’s Optionally Piloted UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. The flights will inform the Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector Program how autonomous aircraft can resupply and sustain Marines in a contested battlespace. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-NextGen!!!

Airborne-NextGen 12.17.24 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Tuesday, December 17th, 2024... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Holland Lee, Sophie Hurlock, Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, and Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, this episode covers:

EcoPulse Concludes Flight Test Program
Man Charged for Flying Drone Over US Rocket Launch Base
Sikorsky To Demo MATRIX Flight Autonomy System  
Counter-Drone Tech Monitors El Paso Air Show Airspace  
Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-100 Successfully Demos Radar
Joby Completes Flight Tests In Korean Contest
NASA Provides Updates to ‘Moon to Mars’ Plans

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