LIDAR Drones – Growing Market
Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensors use light energy, emitted from a laser, to scan the ground and measure variable distances. Compared to other...
Smart technology is just the beginning
A bright technology is in many cases just the foundation. In most cases you need leverage to make money based on this achievement.
The bright...
Are Two Propellers Better Than Four?
When it comes to drones, are two propellers better than four? This Chinese company believes that when done right, fewer propellers means more battery...
New Pod System Offers Aircraft Extreme Computing Capabilities
A new technology is capable of being flown on remotely piloted aircraft in a pod-based enclosure and enables on-board, high-performance embedded computing to derive...
Israeli manufacturers will have to form joint ventures to enjoy the...
East European militaries are increasingly deploying UAVs, with governments planning acquisitions and local defense companies developing systems to bid against Western manufacturers.
Poland’s ongoing 139...
Remote Sensing Technology Gets More Compact
There aren’t many suitable small and lightweight lidar systems for remote sensing for small unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles performing obstacle avoidance...
Weapon Tested in Battle for First Time
For the first time, a UAV was shot down by Turkish laser. On August 4, a combat vehicle armed with a combat laser destroyed...
This Balloon-Launched Missile Is Designed to Ignore GPS Jamming
Electronic warfare has become one of the defining features of modern conflict. Jamming systems can disrupt satellite navigation, interfere with communications, and reduce the...
DSEI London 2025 – The Future of International Security: Technology, Collaboration,...
By: Or Shalom
The DSEI London 2025 exhibition, which took place on September 9–12 at the ExCeL Centre in London, is the flagship event for...
Revolution in Future UAV Fuel Usage?
A team of MIT engineers has come up with an economical UAV design that can hover for long durations to provide wide-ranging communications support...
New Unmanned Initiative Designed for Global Communications
The UK government is interested in advancing an unmanned initiative in the stratospheric layer of the earth's atmosphere, extending to about 32 miles (50...
Drones and Helicopters, Together Aboard Navy Ships
Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter for the first...
Israeli Team to Train Asian UAV Operator
Three Israeli companies have teamed to enable an Asian customer of Israeli made unmanned air vehicles (UAV) to better train its soldiers in the...
The Israeli UAV industry – The Super Heron HF
The First article in the series on the Israeli UAV Industry.
By ARIE EGOZI
At the beginning of 2014 IAI has unveiled its new Super Heron UAS...
Smart City – Another New Field of Display for Drones
Drones are expected to play a key role in the up-and-coming smart city environment, providing support for a range of use cases. This is...
Are Tentacles the Future of Robotic Grippers?
A team of scientists and researchers from Beihang University in China and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have been working together to...
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...
WATCH: Uran-9, Russia’s New Unmanned Mini Tank
Rostec, a Russian state-controlled defence manufacturer, has announced that its new Uran-9 unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) will be joining the ranks by year end....
Sky Saker – China’s New Armed Unmanned Helicopter
China has firmly established itself a leading manufacturer of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with several of the world’s leading firms making their home in...
Successful Sensor-to-Shooter Demonstration from USV
The US Navy and UK Royal Navy have successfully executed a maritime sensor-to-shooter demonstration culminating in the firing of an AeroVironment Switchblade 300 tactical...
The New Austrian UAV is Equipped with an Israeli Payload
The Cassidian Tracker mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has won the Austrian Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) UAV competition. The system will be the Austrian...
The Modern Day A-Team
Lockheed Martin demonstrated for the first time how its models of optionally-piloted helicopters and small UAS can work together to successfully locate and extinguish...
















































