Construction
Drone Spray Fast Architecture by MuDD Architects
MuDD Architects offers new ways of building with natural local materials and drones. It allows to build in a matter of days large scale sustainable constructions.
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Video
RAF Typhoons Intercept Russians off Baltic Coast
Typhoon fighter jets deployed to Lithuania intercepted Russian aircraft off the Baltic coast for the second time in a week. Typhoons launched on the afternoon of 04 Jun 20 to intercept a Russian Il-20 COOT A and two Russian Su-27 Flanker B aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea. This was
Business
Honeywell Forms UAS/UAM Business Unit
Honeywell has formed a new business unit dedicated to the growing Unmanned Aerial Systems and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industries. The Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) business unit will continue Honeywell's momentum and leadership in these emerging markets, utilizing Honeywell's technology, software, services and certification expertise to
Testing
Singapore to Trial 5G Supported Drones for Port Surveillance
The Infocomm Media Development Authority (“IMDA”), M1 Limited (“M1”) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (“MPA”) have partnered with Airbus to conduct coastal 5G standalone (“SA”) network trials at the Singapore Maritime Drone Estate. This continues Singapore’s efforts to build an open and inclusive 5G innovative ecosystem
Military
'Ninja Sword' R9X Drone Airstrike Reported in Idlib
A drone was filmed over Idlib on Sunday and allegedly carried out a strike on a car using the secretive R9X “ninja” missile, a modified version of a Hellfire missile that uses blades to kill instead of a warhead. This weapon first was revealed in May 2019 reports that appeared
Business
France Accelerates UAV Procurement for French Navy
As part of a larger potential recovery plan to help the French aerospace industry cope with the current economic crisis, the French ministry of the Armed Forces announced on its Twitter account that the procurement of rotary and fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for the French Navy will be made
Military
Turkey’s Bayraktar Completes 200,00 Flight Hours
Turkey’s indigenous armed drone (UAV) Bayraktar TB2 has completed 200,000 hours of operational flight hours, becoming the first domestically developed aerial vehicle to achieve such an extensive flight time in the nation’s aviation history, chief technology officer of Baykar, the developer of the TB2, announced. "Another
Law Enforcement
Cannabis Factory in Former Pub Caught by Thermal Camera on Drone
A huge cannabis factory worth £500k, which was hidden in a disused pub in Willenhall, has been raided after it was rumbled by drones. Police used thermal imaging cameras hooked up to a drone, which revealed the crop inside the Castle pub on New Road. The bust took place on
Military
US to Change Policy on Overseas Drone Sales
The Trump administration plans to reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations with the goal of allowing U.S. defense contractors to sell more American-made drones to a wide array of nations, three defense industry executives and a U.S. official told Reuters. The policy change, which has
Accidents
Dubai Police Manned Drone Crashes During Exhibition
A manned eVTOL from the Dubai Police crashed a few days ago during a live display. The video has been uploaded by the manufacturer Hoversurf, to show that the security measures were effective. The barometer in Dubai refused and an accident occurred - a down from a height of 30
C-UAS
Liteye Announces New Field Operations Divisions
Liteye Systems, Inc., has announced the formation of its new Field Operations division to provide consultation, fielding, training, services, and support operations for all Counter UAS activities. Liteye is a world leader in Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS), ruggedized thermal cameras and helmet mounted displays with over $100M in US
Commercial
Drone Technology Counts Turtles on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
Researchers at Raine Island, the world’s largest green turtle rookery, have used a drone to conduct accurate population surveys, with stunning results. Drone vision captured in December 2019 as part of the Raine Island Recovery Project showed up to 64,000 green turtles around the island waiting to come