Hyperdrive
The Future of Flying Is All About Drones
- Dozens of firms showcase UAVs at Asia’s Biggest Air Show
- Drone and anti-drone systems are standouts at Singapore event
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Behind the noisy aerobatic flight displays and lines of visitors ogling fighter jets and missiles on the tarmac, the future of aviation is on display in a cavernous exhibition hall at Asia’s largest airshow. And it’s drones.
Amid crowds of media, military and marketing execs, there’s a drone, or unmanned aerial vehicle, almost everywhere you turn. From Northrop Grumman’s monster spy plane Global Hawk, which flew in from the U.S. Air Force base on Guam, to a small, battery-powered quadcopter from local start-up AeroLion Technologies Pte. that can fly through underground tunnels without GPS, there’s a drone for everything.