Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Kawasaki Will Develop Piston Engine For Black Swan Cargo UAV
Partnership may lead to a Japanese production line for the drone
Dronamics Black Swan UAV
Dronamics' Black Swan UAV could be produced with several different types of propulsion system.

Kawasaki Motors is developing a piston engine for Dronamics’ Black Swan uncrewed air vehicle (UAV). The Japanese automotive group announced its partnership with the Bulgarian drone start-up on September 18, saying they will work together on all aspects of research and development, integration and testing for the new version of the drone.

According to Dronamics, it has developed its UAV to be compatible with several engine type without the need to redesign the aircraft itself. The company will continue to offer the model with Rotax engines, but is also exploring the potential to switch to a hydrogen propulsion system