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Increasing the flight time of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been an important task for many manufacturers, as it enables the UAV to operate...

Drones can charge vehicles, at least according to Amazon. The company’s newest patent describes a method to deliver energy using an unscrewed autonomous vehicle...

Boeing announced its investment in Gamma Alloys, which specializes in aluminum alloys focused on developing advanced metal-matrix composites for use in aerospace, automotive and...

Kalashnikov, the Russian manufacturer of the AK-47 assault rifle, is getting into the electric motorcycle game. Kalashnikov Group recently presented its new electric motorcycle...

The Russian design bureau VR-Technologies, part of Russian Helicopters, will build the country’s first ever electric-powered heavy-lift convertiplane prototype by 2019. According to defenseworld.net’s...

Sensors for various purposes require power to operate, whether it is from batteries, biofuel, or sunlight. Along with power consumption are problems with sensors...

A Boeing US Air Force test team recently refueled a KC-46A tanker from another KC-46A tanker for the first time. During the four-hour flight, the...

A solar electric, fixed wing, long endurance, long range Unmanned Aircraft System is the only solar electric unmanned aerial system to provide long endurance...

Unmanned aerial systems can be used effectively for various sorts of critical infrastructure inspection missions, as the networks are spread over vast geographical areas....

Aerial operations in the homeland security sphere require high speed and high-altitude capabilities. A new fixed-wing UAV for homeland security missions will be showcased...

The rapidly changing world of unmanned autonomous systems (UAS) is abundant with original technologies designed to solve problems such as payload weight and flight...

A small electric helicopter drone platform powered by battery was recently launched. Altus Intelligence’s new ORC2 unmanned helicopter is capable of up to 60...

A cell phone that can never run out of battery could mean the difference between life and death for people in emergency situations. A...

An unmanned aerial refueling tanker is sought by the US Navy. In its latest draft request for proposals, the Navy pitched four major defense...

A team of scientists and engineers, the members of the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s Flexible Materials and Processing Team, has been developing flexible...

The US has been conducting ground-based testing on a diesel engine for manned and unmanned aircraft. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Advanced...

Leading companies have been experimenting the use of drones to revolutionise deliveries.  A key problem facing any drone deliveries is batteries and maintenance. How...

The UAV industry is finding all kinds of new applications and ventures that can use the devices’ unique abilities. The US Army Aviation and...

The future battlefield is at the center of a new US Army study about the warfare over the next few decades. Soldiers can expect...

Not only Russia poses risks to power grid cybersecurity. Small- to mid-size energy companies are facing a variety of threats, says a new report...

UAVs for long endurance require suitable power supply that will allow them to fly for many hours, especially in missions requiring flight beyond visual...

Drones proliferation poses a grave threat to vital infrastructure and government facilities. With a great many no-go zones that aren't clearly delineated, drones or...