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...
US Navy Presents: Autonomous Squadron
The US Navy will stand up its first unmanned-only aviation squadron in the coming weeks in a formal ceremony, the Navy’s director of air...
The Robotics Software Driving Autonomous Vehicles
Perrone Robotics (PRI) is a robotics software company that has developed a complete full-stack and real-time capable robotics software platform for autonomous ("self-driving") vehicles...
The Defense And Homeland Security Industries Are Looking For New Technologies
Call For Proposals For Startups In Defense and HLS Fields
iHLS, the global media leader in security technology, is inviting entrepreneurships in this field to...
UAV Needs to Recharge? Now it Can Be Done on Air
Scientists have demonstrated a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying.
The breakthrough could in theory allow flying...
New Drone to Enhance Warships in Future Naval Scene
Naval defence company DCNS and helicopter manufacturer Airbus Helicopters are joining forces to design the future tactical component of France’s Naval Aerial Drone (SDAM) programme....
US Drones – Are They Everywhere?
The Washington Post reported recently that American Air Force Reaper drones began flying out of Tunisian bases in late June of this year and...
Navigation System for Driverless Cars – Alternative to GPS
A team of researchers at the University of California, Riverside has developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals...
UAVs Have Become a Means, Not a Target
The drone industry has been shifting from hardware to the software, imagery and information fields.
$55 million were invested in eight high-risk deals in...
Autonomous Vehicles – An Aproaching Reality
Tesla recently announced that in a short period of time, vehicles will have full self-driving capability, but, according to a RAND Corp. expert there’s...
UK Looking to Regulate Drone Flight to Enhance Aviation Safety
UK ministers have ordered the Department of Transport (DoT), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to start testing what...
Autonomous Systems Technology will Help Clear Marine Mines
The UK and France have been cooperating in a Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program based on unmanned vehicle technology. On the 20th of...
Russia Developing Anti-UAS Weapon
The Russian government is backing a military research project to develop a microwave-based weapon designed to take out unmanned enemy drones from up to...
Facebook Enlarging Drone Department
Facebook plans to fly at least one small, wireless drone at an altitude of 400 feet around its headquarters in the coming months. Meaning...
Autonomous Antifouling Solution to Clean Navy’s Submarines
Autonomous systems can contribute to the efficient fight against environmental damage, for the benefit of military vehicles and installations maintenance. A new contract will...
NASA’s UAS Program Moving In Fifth Gear
During the following weeks NASA partners will fly five unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), beyond visual line-of-sight of their human operators, to test planning, tracking...
Innovative Laser Weapon – to Equip Aircraft and Drones
General Atomics is to start testing a potentially revolutionary weapon: a 150-kilowatt class laser. It is not the only company developing laser weapons, however,...
Wanted: A Large Ship-Based UAV for Multiple Purposes
The Marine Corps is in the early phases of developing a large Group 5 unmanned aerial system (UAS) that would operate from a ship...
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