Using a Drone for Underground Exploration
An innovative drone technology can explore hidden spaces. The European Space Agency (ESA) has been testing equipment, techniques and working methods for missions with...
A newer version for China’s Wing Loong UAV
A UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), which is seen as threatening the West's dominance of the global UAV market, now has an upgraded version that...
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...
“Smart Dubai” Initiative Continues to Shock The World
Months after Dubai unveiled the first flying taxis in the world, Dubai Police recently unveiled another world’s first — autonomous, self-driving miniature police cars...
AI-Based Drone Vs. Human Pilot
Researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California put their work to the test recently. Timing laps through a twisting obstacle course, they...
Watchkeeper to France?
Is the Watchkeeper unmanned air system (UAS) on its way to France? This system is based on the Hermes-450 made by Elbit Systems.
Sources at...
Embargo on Israeli sale of used helicopters to Nigeria
The U.S has blocked any sales of surplus American-made weapon systems by Israel to Nigeria. The Americans also indicated that Israeli made systems should...
Flyox, Largest Amphibious UAV, Completes Maiden Flight
On the 15th of May, 2015 Singular Aircrafts’s Flyox I, currently the largest UAV in the aviation market, completed its test flight in Hofn,...
Original Approach to Deep Learning Computation Power
Researchers have developed a new approach to heavy computation, using light instead of electricity, which they say could vastly improve the speed and efficiency...
ADME Conference: Balloon-Mounted Radar
World militaries are very familiar with ground and airborne radars. A relatively new type of radar is carried as a payload, installed under floating...
The Air Force Of The Future
The US Air Force is gearing up for large technology research, requesting some $2.5 billion for research in its budget for fiscal year 2017....
The ISIS “Drone Threat”
Another ISIS drone was downed last month, this time by an Iraqi soldier who’s either a top notch marksman or got extremely lucky. Whatever...
NASA Funds UAS Volcano Research
NASA has recently awarded Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm, a contract to develop and deliver a drone platform to explore volcanoes....
New UAV with Amphibious Capabilities Developed
A Chinese unmanned, amphibious aircraft to transport supplies to islands and to be used in military applications with special sensors is ready for operations....
Holographic Radar Can Detect UAS at 4 Nautical Miles
Following a series of tests beginning at the end of last year, Aveillant’s unique holographic radar has proved able to detect and track drones,...
The People’s Drone: Ukraine Citizens Raise Production Money On Facebook
The civil war in Ukraine start at the start of 2014 following the rise of pro-western and nationalist Ukrainian circles to power, who impeached...
When UAVs Become A Threat
The growing availability of small, inexpensive UAVs that can (and are) used by criminals and Islamic terrorists has led to the development of several...
Unmanned Aerial Systems On Israeli Navy Ships?
By ARIE EGOZI
The increasing use of UAVs by armed forces can be defined as a revolution.
Missions that in the past were solely performed by...
New App Allows For Thorough Drone Detection
There are apps for everything. Flashlights, sharing photos, talking with your friends – if you can think of it, there’s probably already an app...
Infrastructure Inspection – Through UAV Beyond Line of Sight
beyond line of sightSurveillance missions and the monitoring of critical infrastructures and installations through Unmanned Aerial Vehicles often require flight beyond the visual line...
New Addition to Arsenal in Fight Against ISIS
The U.S. Air Force‘s newest MQ-9 Reaper drone, the Block 5 variant, has begun hunting the Islamic State organization, the service said.
The medium-altitude drone,...
New Competitor in Infrastructure Inspection Vertical
New autonomous solar-powered blimps will be used to collect long-distance aerial data. Mothership Aeronautics will build and deploy its new TerraSoar Aerial Intelligence Airship. TerraSoar’s...
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This Combat Robot Just Fired Anti-Tank Missiles During Live Trials
Integrating heavy weapons onto compact robotic ground vehicles has become a growing focus for modern militaries, but the engineering challenge is significant. Small unmanned...
