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...
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...
New Tele-Robotics System to Be Tested In Japan
Japanese tele-robotics company V-Cube Robotics (VRJ) has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore’s H3 Dynamics to roll out the company’s DRONEBOX drone deployment base...
In Search for Effective Anti-Drone Technology
The White House is taking steps to rein in commercial drone flights over U.S. airspace amid concerns that the tiny, flying machines will be...
Advanced Radar to Enhance UAV’s Surveillance Capabilities
The US Navy will be equipping its newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey electronically scanned radar, helping expand crews’ surveillance capabilities...
New Anti-Icing Technology for UAVs
In order to achieve maximum operational performance, unmanned aircraft systems must be able to complete missions in adverse weather conditions, such as light to...
UAVs Showcased New Capabilities During UK Naval Exercise
A number of upgrades to UK-operated unmanned aerial systems were demonstrated at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise this month. Boeing and Thales have...
Next Generation Video Stabilizer Launched
The PIRO smart video stabilizer that was previously only available to professionals was launched this month. From the widespread popularity of selfie sticks to...
UAVs for Indonesian Rescue Missions
The use of UAVs for mapping disaster areas, evaluating the damage, monitoring wide range fires or earthquakes, especially in areas that cannot be accessed...
Iran Unveils New-Old UAV
Video footage of Iran's Simorgh unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) taking off and landing was filmed at Kashan International Airport, according to IHS Jane’s 360.
Shown...
Drones to Enhance Shark Spotting in Australia’s Beaches
Several shark-spotting surveillance drones will be used to improve beach patrols’ precision in Western Australia's South West.
Fisheries minister, Joe Francis, claimed the $88,000...
Marines’ Latest Recruit in Iraq: RQ-21A Blackjack
Earlier this summer, at least one team of Raiders from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command deployed to Iraq with a new drone. The...
India Looks to Secure Pakistan Border
The government of the Northern district, Punjab, in India has offered to put its own UAVs in the sky and patrol boats in the...
NASA Monitoring Hurricane Matthew – Using a Drone
NASA announced recently that it’s been using a drone to track Hurricane Matthew. The space agency said that the tool being used is a...
A Thriving Industry: Another New UAV
The South African company Ultimate Unmanned has launched its new Viper 1000C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is based on a Stemme motor glider.
The...
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 join the second cycle of the world first accelerator...
Developments in Unmanned Maritime Vehicle World
Lockheed Martin has successfully launched the Vector Hawk, a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), on command from the Marlin MK2 autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV)...
Maritime Detection Capabilities Tested
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has conducted a long-term unmanned aircraft systems operation of the ScanEagle in the Christmas Island, Australia. The operation was...
International Declaration Calls for Control Over Armed UAVs Export
The United States and more than 40 other countries issued a declaration laying out principles they said should govern the export and use of...
New Player in The UAV Field: GoPro’s Karma
GoPro recently unveiled new products and services which will attempt tp simplify the process of editing and sharing. The main objective is to establish...
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Military AI Partnership Focuses on Cyber Defense and Threat Monitoring
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a core military capability, but turning promising algorithms into tools that soldiers can actually use remains a significant challenge....
