This UAV will Replace EP-3E Aircraft in Intelligence Missions
An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an upgraded multi-intelligence configuration was successfully tested. Triton is the U.S. Navy’s premier high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE),...
Defense Giants Collaborating in Unmanned Project
New technology will provide older aircraft such as legacy bombers “new life.”
General Atomics has unveiled a design for its “LongShot” missile-carrying air-to-air combat drone...
Iran’s Use of Suicide Drones – Vessel Attack Off Coast of...
Iran is pointed out by Israel and western allies as responsible for the July 29 attack on a ship with Israeli ties off the...
Mail Delivery to Remote Islands Now Possible
Delivering mail is an increasing challenge in depopulated and remote areas. In Japan, destinations such as remote islands are especially problematic. To bridge this...
Pioneering Anti-Drone Solution Tested Successfully
The U.S. Army announced a major milestone in its anti-drone efforts, claiming it achieved its first “air-to-air non-kinetic defeats” using Coyote Block 3 drones.
During...
New Player in Airport Navigation Field
Drones can be used for calibrating navigation aids at airports. Such a drone was recently implemented by Cursir in an airport in Russia.
The data...
GPS-Denied Navigation Solution – Thanks to Birds
Armed forces have to be prepared to operate in environments where GPS technology has been degraded or denied by enemy action. Findings of a...
UK Air Force Upgrades its Capabilities
The UK has ordered 13 more Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). The SkyGuardian is referred to as Protector by the British...
Firefighters Employing More Innovative Technology
Mega-fires torched a record 4% of California last year. The widespread wildfires challenging the US west coast have led firefighters to adopt new technologies...
All Equipment in One Van – New Way to Look at...
A new way to look at drone delivery. Amazon wants to develop a technology that would pair drones or small ground robots with delivery...
Are US-Made Drones Too Expensive?
The Pentagon-developed camera drones are more expensive and less capable than the Chinese-made ones that they were supposed to replace, according to an internal...
Electric Unmanned Aerial System Achieved World Record
A new type of electric, fixed-wing drone has achieved a world record for time in the air using thrust. The drone is a next-generation...
Management of Drone Swarm Traffic – European Initiative
Drones can be useful in different applications, such as delivering and transporting goods, monitoring in different environments, or accessing places that are difficult to...
Considerable Advancement in Eurodrone Project
The Eurodrone program received a boost in the form of a €100 million (U.S. $118 million) grant from the European Union. The pan-European medium-altitude,...
Drones to Uncover Causes of Florida Building Collapse
A team of Florida State University (FSU) drone experts has been working at the site of the collapsed building in Surfside for already three...
Egozi: Israeli Company Offers Unique Drone Navigation Solution
By Arie Egozi
Israeli company Asio Technologies is offering its unique drone navigation system to some operators of military and civil drone fleets around the...
Stealth UAV for Tactical Mapping Exposed
Traditional mapping tools, such as quadcopters or short-range surveillance drones, lack the capabilities to perform mid-range mapping reconnaissance tasks, particularly in environments that are...
Anti-Drone Function Added to Familiar Weapon
More and more industries have been developing measures to counter the threat of unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicles to critical infrastructures, military installations, and the...
Commercial Use of Drone Swarm Proves Successful
One of the various missions carried out by unmanned aerial vehicles is agriculture spraying, replacing light aircraft and leaving time for human pilots to...
Next Challenge: Innovation in Search and Rescue Drones
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) wants to advance the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in first...
Successful Flight Test Proved 100km Range Capability
Airspace management will become considerably more complex with the entrance to service of more and more unmanned aerial systems, creating new safety and security...
This Unmanned Helicopter is Expanding its Operations
The Spanish maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance over the coming months. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft...
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A New Airborne Detection System Could Expand Underwater Tracking Capabilities
Detecting objects beneath the ocean surface remains one of the most difficult challenges in maritime sensing. Water limits the effectiveness of many conventional detection...
