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Last week Quantum-Systems GmbH and laboratory Becker & Kollegen tested the transport of samples, by drone, from the mobile corona test station on the Theresienwiese to the Munich laboratory. Timely results may have major influence on chain of infection Urgent samples must be delivered to the laboratory as quickly as
Business
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) is looking to expand the application of metal and non-metal components created using additive manufacturing (AM) processes across its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) product lines to seek further production efficiencies. “AM integrates seamlessly with other technological expertise we have been developing for years,” he
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Birdwatching drones are taking to the skies of New Zealand to help scientists track the endangered kākāpō, which teeters on the brink of extinction. A few hundred years ago they were one of New Zealand’s most common birds before being hunted, killed by introduced pests and losing their forest
Testing
GKN Aerospace delivered a pair of thermoplastic composite, induction-welded Ruddervators and two compression-moulded Access Panels manufactured from reused thermoplastic waste material to Bell in June 2019. The newly installed components have now flown more than 12 hours on V-280 test flights, including during the recently completed autonomous flight testing. The
Military
The Taiwanese military announced that in response to the January 2019 drone crash and other mechanical failures, its entire fleet of Albatross unmanned aerial vehicles is to be upgraded. To prevent future crashes, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCIST) has developed what it is calling the “Albatross
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The European Commission has delayed the applicability date of the European Union Unmanned Aircraft Systems Implementing Regulation 2019/947 until 31 December 2020. The EU UAS Regulatory Package – Outline (CAP 1789) will be updated to reflect the new applicability date of this regulation. All UAS types should thus be allowed
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A group of senior executives and experts from the aviation industry has announced the launch of AccelerātUM, a company focused on advancing unmanned mobility operations. Headquartered in Park City, Utah with offices in Washington, DC, AccelerātUM is an inclusive, non-partisan, privately funded collaborative developing consensus-based solutions for the unmanned mobility
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GS Caltex said that it has launched drone delivery services at its gas stations on Jeju Island, utilizing them as logistics hubs. According to the South Korean oil refiner, drones will deliver daily necessities to customers living in rural areas after they place orders through the app of its convenience
Law Enforcement
There was likely a lively debrief after a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) AS350 B3 helicopter and an RCMP SkyRanger R60 surveillance drone collided while on a joint mission over a rural area of British Columbia. Although the incident happened in February, it didn’t make it to the Civil
C-UAS
Images of U.S. soldiers in the Syrian desert training with an advanced electronic aiming system on their rifles have offered the first indication that the Israeli-made device was being field tested by the U.S. military. The photos — posted on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service — showed special operators
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June 7, 2020 marked the 100th anniversary of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in China. To celebrate the school's century of excellence, 1,000 drones lit up the night sky in a dazzling performance. Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) was established in 1920 in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China. In
Propulsion
Air Force researchers are designing an autonomous aircraft that can take down a manned plane in air-to-air combat, with the goal of pitting the two against each other in July 2021. Lt. Gen. Jack Shanahan, head of the Pentagon’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, said the Air Force Research Laboratory