UAVs put to civilian use

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Most of the time, the use of the term UAV puts forth an immediate association to an unmanned aerial vehicle being used for military...

Are We Overdependent On GPS

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Satellite expert Roger McKinley warns that “we've become overdependent” on GPS, in an interview with Vox. The former president of the Royal Institute of...

The new Gadgets of the Israeli Infantry Soldier

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By ARIE EGOZI The gear carried by a combat infantry soldier is changing. The new technology will allow the lone soldier to perform missions that he...

Tethered Antenna UAV For Improved Communication

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Radio networks are a trusted technology, but it could become even better with the aid of tethered high antenna unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAS...

Anti-Drone Rifle Serves US Troops in Iraq

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The advent and proliferation of small, cheap drones has had a lasting effect on the battlefields of the 21st century, where the devices have...

Palm-Sized Radar for Small Drones – Under Development

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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...
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Mapping Drone Granted BVLOS Authorization

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One of the factors restricting many drone flights is the visual line of sight requirement. For the first time, Switzerland has granted anytime Beyond...

Unidentified UAS Crashes in Somalia

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An unidentified unmanned air system (UAS) drone has crashed in a remote area in South-Western Somalia . The cause of the crash is still...

Cyber security for unmanned air systems (UAS)

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To read this article in Hebrew . Cyber security for unmanned air systems (UAS) has become an integral part of the Cyber security aspect of homeland...

Elbit UAS – upgrade across the board : Aharonson

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The Israeli defence forces (IDF) have started to use the Elbit systems SkyRider block 10 mini unmanned air system(UAS) .This is an upgraded version...

Sagem’s Patroller UAV demonstrates ability to operate in civilian airspace

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Sagem has successfully demonstrated the ability of its Patroller unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to operate in civilian, non-segregated airspace. Conducted near Toulouse, France, the test...

US Navy Tests REMUS 600 UUV

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A nuclear-powered fast attack submarine called USS North Dakota developed by General Dynamics has launched and recovered a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV)...

US Air Force Drone Crashes In California

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The US is investigating the crash of a X-56A unmanned air vehicle (UAV) shortly after take-off from the Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) in...

Nadine, The World’s Most Human-like Robot Unveiled

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Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have unleashed their latest creation on the university’s campus: the world’s most human-like robot. Nadine, as the...

UAS Avionics System Tested – Enables Non Line of Sight Operation

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Controlling an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) beyond the operator’s visual line of sight (BVLOS) relates to an operating method in which the remote pilot...

The Modern Day A-Team

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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...

Swarm UAV Capabilities will Enhance Ground Units Effectiveness

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Canyons limit military communications, mobility, and tactics. These challenges become even more daunting when US forces are in areas they do not control—where they...
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Tackling The Line-of-Sight Obstacle

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Solutions for navigating drones beyond the visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) has been the target of many research and development efforts. Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) has...
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UAV and UGV Teaming – an Advantage in Battlefield

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Operating as a team, an autonomous vehicle with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flying overhead as surveillance could go deep into complex and unfamiliar...
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New Tech Against Coordinated Drone Attacks

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With the commercialization of drones, public security and critical infrastructure security have been exposed to potential drone attacks, thus becoming a major concern for...

The Responder UAV to be used in East Africa

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ING Robotic Aviation has sold two complete Responder vertical take off and landing (VTOL) robotic aircraft with cameras, as well as a Ground Control...

New Russian Rotary-Wing UAV

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Russian Helicopters, the company that produces rotorcraft in Russia, has shown a demonstrator future rotary-wing unmanned aircraft system to the country’s Airborne Forces (VDV),...

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Fall Overboard? This Autonomous Drone Could Reach You Before the Rescue...

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When someone falls overboard, time becomes the most critical factor in survival. Ships traveling at speed require time to stop, launch rescue craft, and...