Unmanned Systems

Artificial intelligence technology is infiltrating the travel industry, and it’s bringing a host of new conveniences and capabilities with it, from personalized recommendations and...

Drones continue to pose a threat to civil aviation. All the flights to and from Ben Gurion Airport were grounded for 15 minutes due...

As important as drones are, they are only a single part of a much larger picture. Future 3D capture solutions are the technologies of...

India has lost a valuable troop scanning Heron UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), along with its payload of sensors and intelligence systems, to a cross-border...

A new command and control (C2) system which integrates video feeds from the Heron 1 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) into an augmented reality display...

Reconnaissance missions to collect enemy information no longer require large UAVs. A small, disposable drone that fits inside a shell that looks like a...

As the usage of drones increases, the development of airspace management infrastructure, including systems for sharing flight rules, approved flight areas and flight conditions,...

More than $38 billion is spent annually monitoring oil and gas pipelines using less efficient means, which often identify problems only long after they’ve...

Despite perimeter fences and other site barriers, intrusion into protected areas is not uncommon. When trespassing is detected in a protected area, the main...

In the wake of North Korea’s detonation of a sixth nuclear test and the launch of two new intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) this year,...

There are already several UAV models that can take off vertically and then continue horizontally in a more efficient and rapid flight mode. Engineers...

Autonomous vehicles require a clear view of stationary and moving objects on or around it. Lidar is one of the driving forces that help...

As the rapid growth of drone use continues, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) has been working on the regulation of the safe integration...

The Pentagon is increasingly focused on the notion that the might of U.S. forces will be measured as much by the advancement of their...

Lockheed Martin's Autonomous Mobility Applique System (AMAS) logged more than 55,000 testing miles during the U.S. Army Extended Warfighter Experiment (EWE) at Fort Leonard...

By ARIE EGOZI The unmanned air systems (UAS) operated by the Israeli air force (IAF) are strained almost to their limits. From mini-UAS like the...

ESA (The European Space Agency) signed a Memorandum of Intent with Rolls-Royce to investigate how space technology can be used to develop autonomous and...

Using UAVs for delivery and other tasks often involves service disruptions due to unsuitable weather conditions, equipment malfunctions etc. Amazon received a patent outlining...

Forest surveillance in northeast China is the latest mission to add to the list of civil tasks conducted by drones in the Rainbow series,...

in recent years, counter UAS systems have been developed in various forms, basing on different technologies, designed to confront the threats posed by hostile...

Missions such as clearing buildings, detecting explosive charges etc. in a hostile environment often endanger the lives of soldiers and law enforcement officers. A...

Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California put their work to the test recently. Timing laps through a twisting obstacle course, they...