Artificial Intelligence UAV Defeats Human Pilot in Simulation

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Artificial intelligence (AI) won air combats in a high-fidelity simulator aganist human pilots. The AI was recently assessed by subject-matter expert and retired United...
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Foldable Wing Drone – Amazon’s Next Delivery UAV?

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  A new patent published recently describes a foldable wing drone - a drone that flips its wings to go from vertical to horizontal flight....
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Eye-in-The-Sky: UASs Provided Hazardous Materials Drill View

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A fleet of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) consisting of aerial drones and miniature aerostats were used to provide live situational awareness at a joint...
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AR/VR Technologies As Threat Modeling Tools

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Augmented reality and virtual reality have the potential to serve as threat modeling tools that could enhance security professionals’ understanding of the threat landscape...

Iranian Jet Fails to Intercept Unmanned U.S. Aircraft

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A new phase is the Iranian efforts to foil intelligence gathering missions over its territory. An Iranian military jet tried to intercept an unarmed American...

New UAS facility in Washington state

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They're still not legal to fly in public airspace, but the drone industry is booming in Washington state. Insitu is a subsidiary of Boeing that...

AUS&R 2013 Preview: Wind River’s Systems

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The Israeli Wind River company will supply it's operating system software to AugustaWestland. The European company will use the Israeli software in the development...

DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...

NASA Promotes Commercial Drone Use

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Rockwell Collins and NASA have scheduled risk reduction tests that will eventually enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to safely operate in the national airspace. The...

A change in Australian flight regulations

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The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), in charge among other things of issuing operating certificates to all UAVs, has recently decided to revise...

Israeli manufacturers will have to form joint ventures to enjoy the...

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East European militaries are increasingly deploying UAVs, with governments planning acquisitions and local defense companies developing systems to bid against Western manufacturers. Poland’s ongoing 139...

AirMule First Free Flight

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The Israeli designed AirMule fan craft UAV has made a first untethered light on December 30th. The flight was made in Megiddo airfield in...

Soon Drones Could 3D Print Buildings

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Swarms of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will soon be printing emergency shelter for survivors of natural disasters, or buildings, or any large structure. This...

Military Drones Tracking Software – Critical and Urgent Need

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The US Army has issued a sources-sought notice for a software to expand the versatility of mobile radar to track threats posed by military...

Preparing for Next Generation Fighting

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The 2016 edition of Black Dart, the Defense Department’s formerly classified counter-drone exercise, will expand to Eglin Air Force Base this year, in search...

User-Centric Control Reduces Drone Accidents

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As the activity of flying drones becomes increasingly widespread, drone accidents are also increasing. Many of these accidents are related to operational issues and,...

Maritime Drones Upgraded With Anti-Collision Software

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The U.S. Navy announced that Northrop Grumman will install next generation aircraft avoidance systems, and anti-collision software, on its new high-tech maritime surveillance drone. The...
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Innovative UAS Revealed

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The first UAS featuring X-Blade Technology, the Swift020 UAS, recently completed a successful autonomous marine flight test excursion in Orange County, CA.  “This presents...
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The Autonomous Car is Here to Stay

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The fast growing realm of autonomous cars has extensive advantages for the commercial sector as well as the defense and security fields. Innovative developments...
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Unexpected Collaboration Between Giants

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The social media platform Facebook and aerospace manufacturer Airbus may seem an unlikely pairing, but they have is a mutual interest that has pushed...

Mini Israeli made UAS in big demand in South America

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Israeli made mini unmanned air systems (UAS) are in big demand in South America for defense and homeland security operations. This according to Israeli sources...

Israeli Unmanned Helicopter Back on Track

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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is again investing in an effort to develop an unmanned version of a manned helicopter. Almost two years after a joint...

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WhatsApp Is Finally Letting You Hide Your Phone Number

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For years, WhatsApp has relied on phone numbers as the primary way people connect. While simple, that approach has also created a privacy challenge....