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Ground Stations will Automate UAV Battery Exchange
The next phase of drone deployment that will support longer flights and heavier payloads will need improved power solutions. Drone endurance has become a...
Autonomous Aircraft Driven by Renewable Energy
Odysseus is a solar-powered high-altitude and long-endurance autonomous aircraft, utilizing advanced solar cell technology and lightweight materials allowing it to remain on station indefinitely,...
Egozi: IAF Urgently Needs Tanker Aircraft
By Arie Egozi
The Israeli Air Force wants to receive the new KC-46 A tanker aircraft as early as possible and is even checking the...
Diamonds to Carry Out Unexpected Mission
Various models of drones have the same weak point: their battery. They are capable of flying for only around 15 minutes at a time...
What Kind of Propulsion System is Required for Larger UAVs?
Most drones are small in size, typically large enough to serve as cool cameras or occasionally deliver packages. The US military wants to be...
Revolutionary Bladeless Drone Under Development
The exposed propellers found on many unmanned aircraft systems pose substantial hazards. People can easily cut themselves on the sharp, exposed motors. Bladeless drones...
Watch: Offshore Installation Inspection Performed by Drone
Offshore wind turbines have been inspected by drones. Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind has recently authorized deployments of drone technology to capture high-resolution data of...
Innovative Technology for Power Grid Inspection
The combination of UAVs, machine learning, and automated image processing technologies can help electric utilities inspect power installations and make informed decisions. A new...
Next Big Thing in Rocket Propulsion
This is the next big thing in rocket propulsion. An Israeli company is developing a gel-based propellant that will change the way rockets and...
Meet the Drone That Can Carry a Passenger
A Philippine inventor flew and hovered for some 10 minutes in a single-passenger contraption powered by the “multicopter” technology commonly used in small unmanned...
Self-Charging Drones are Closer Than Ever
Disrupting drone mid-flight for recharge may soon become a thing of the past. An American company with an engineering center in Russia has developed...
New Solar-Electric Aircraft was Designed for High-Altitude Missions
As more and more advantages of renewable energy are being taken into account in the field of aerial transportation, a new environmentally-friendly autopilot aircraft...
Renowned UAV Changes its Path
Refueling aircraft during a mission in order to extend their range has always been a challenge. A new unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft will help...
Drone Ambulance Will Carry Injured Person in Emergency
An innovative project could save lives. A self-piloting drone ambulance that could carry a single person for up to 150km at a maximum speed...
AI Tech to Detect Batteries in Airplanes’ Cargo
With more people using battery packs, such as those in drones, cameras, or simply power bricks to charge the many devices we own, it’s...
First Responders Smart Uniform will Supply Power for Devices
Smart clothes technology enters the field of search and rescue. The US Homeland Security Department (DHS) is looking to outfit first responders with uniforms...
Competition on Iron Man Development Accelerates
Soldier augmentation has become another field in the competition between the Russian and the US military forces. Russia has been accelerating the development of...
Meet Fully-Solar Quadcopter Drone
Aircraft that can take off and land directly without the need for a runway – such as helicopters and quadcopters – are attractive for...
Drone Flight Endurance Record Broken
The Zephyr spy drone has extended the record for the longest flight within the Earth’s atmosphere to 25 days, two-thirds more than the previous...
Accelerated Development of Solar Electric UAVs
China is pursuing a solar-electric, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) development program called Qi Mingxing (Venus). According to a report by the Chinese aviation...
New Drone Charging Method to Allow Indefinite Operation
While the entire drone industry has been laser-focused on how drones can improve established commercial industries, the feasibility of indefinitely operational drones opens the...
New Solar Powered Drone will Stay Airborne for Whole Year
The PHASA-35 high-altitude, long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE UAV) could stay airborne for a whole year using nothing but solar power. The project...
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