Cold War Heating Up?
It seems that Britain has withdrawn from its plans to send medium-range rockets to Estonia, over the backdrop of concern about how the Kremlin...
An Airborne Hazard: Drones
An increasing use of drones for commercial and leisure purposes world-wide has led to a rise in the number of near-misses with aircraft and...
Palm-Sized Radar for Small Drones – Under Development
A new radar-equipped drone took off last month in Texas for a series of tests aimed at finding out how well Bellevue-based Echodyne’s miniaturized...
Law Enforcement Robotics – New Anti-Terrorist Means
Law enforcement robot markets at $1 billion in 2015 are anticipated to reach $5.7 billion by 2022, according to a new market research report....
India to Use Israeli-Manufacutred UAVs for Combat Missions
The Indian Air Force is working to upgrade and equip its fleet of Israeli-made Searcher and Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with missiles under...
Technology Enables Control of Robots from Great Distances
Scientists in Russia wearing an exoskeleton succeeded in controling a distant connected robot in Germany, within the fraemwork of a project called CAPIO with...
New UAVs to Detect Radiation and Chemical Agents
FlyCam UAV launched two new UAVs. The Cypher 6, a commercial-grade hexacopter, and the NEO, an all-weather commercial co-axial octocopter. The new developments can...
What to Expect in the Global UAV Market?
UAVs have become an indispensable tool for military, law enforcement and commercial uses worldwide. Market research company ASDReports portrays some of this market’s major...
Global Hawk – for Hurricane Forecasting Missions
The unmanned aircraft Global Hawk flew above hurricanes and transmitted important information and forecasts. This was achieved through a unique collaboration including Cherokee Nation...
Elbit Systems Launches New Anti-Drone System
A new system will meet growing global demand for affordable and effective airspace protection against hostile drones. Elbit Systems has unveiled the ReDrone system,...
Turkish Competition Also to Israel – in Anti-UAV Defense
Turkey developed a fully integrated air defense system to detect, track and disrupt any illegal activity of small and micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)...
Privacy Right – How to Regulate Civilian Use of UAVs?
By Uri Volovelsky, lawyer and researcher on law and technology
The use of unmanned aircraft (UAVs) for civilian purposes has become part of reality during...
New VR Combat Helmet – Also for Drone Pilots
Russian drone pilots may soon get a revolutionary virtual reality helmet to pilot unmanned aircraft and get an HD view of terrain and enemy...
Drone Guided Ships Through Arctic Sea Ice
This summer, a ship on a mission in the Arctic Circle was aided by long-range imaging reconnaissance provided by an unmanned aircraft. The drone...
In Search of Positioning Systems for Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Unmanned vehicles require positioning systems adequate for their various operational missions.
NovAtel has signed a contract with Stanford University for a study to determine how...
Will China’s New Combat UAV Conform to International Regulation?
The Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) is showcasing a newly revealed jet-powered combat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) – the Cloud Shadow.
The aircraft can...
New sUAS Missions Vary from Surveillance to Disaster Assemssment
A new sUAS (small unmanned aircraft system) was recently introduced to market – the STORM – a small tactical UAS that comes as a...
Mega-Drone with Combat Aircraft Capabilities?
The US Marine Corps is in the looking to obtain a mega-drone that can take off and land vertically and deploy aboard ship —...
Rapid Solution Demanded to Counter Explosive Drones
A US lawmaker is asking the Air Force to expedite its acquisition and development of technology to combat the growing threat of explosive drones...
Sweden Takes Harsh Measures Against Camera Drones
Aerial footage and photography professionals have been dealt a heavy blow in Sweden. The country’s Supreme Administrative Court decided that drones equipped with cameras...
US Army Develops Electronic Anti-Drone Solutions
The U.S. Air Force recently zapped an Islamic State drone with an electronic weapon, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James.
The service targeted...
China Shows Serious Intentions in UAV Export Industry
China is aiming to win export contracts for UAVs in Middle-East and African countries. Nanyang Technology is acquiring the Caihong (Rainbow) series of UAVs...
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