Transport
Solent Transport, a partnership of four councils including Portsmouth City Council, will carry out the first UK trials using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to transport vital medical equipment between Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, Southampton General Hospital and the Isle of Wight's St Mary's Hospital. Last
Testing
Teams from Swift Tactical Systems, in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi, both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The proof of concept program validates Swift's unmanned aerial systems and capabilities
Transport
Using delivery drones in cities consumes up to ten times more energy than electric vans because they can only carry one parcel at a time and require frequent back and forth trips, a new study finds. Dr. Thomas Kirschstein, an economist at the department of Production and Logistics at Martin
Military
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the availability of Quantix Recon, a lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance solution that delivers high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery, providing ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence. With its unique hybrid VTOL design, Quantix Recon combines the vertical takeoff and landing advantages of a
Transport
Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric vehicles to the last mile delivery sector, has expanded its patent portfolio through a recently filed provisional application, further protecting the HorseFly Unmanned Aerial System and several of the system's key components and capabilities,
Business
AirMap is partnering with TMS Technologies, Taiwan’s leading traffic and transportation consultancy, to extend drone integration services to airspace authorities and enterprises in Taiwan. Commercial and recreational drone use is growing rapidly in Taiwan and promises major economic benefits to the telecom, and industrial goods industries. In response, Taiwan’
Military
In an interview with Tasnim, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s Drone Division Colonel Akbar Karimloo said that his forces will be receiving the Fotros drone from the Defense Ministry 'in the near future'. Following extensive meetings with the Defense Ministry and evaluation
Research
Animal Dynamics, a technology start-up applying lessons from wildlife to drone design, was formed in 2015 to pursue the science known as biomechanics. The company already has two drones to show for an intimate study of bird and insect life. One takes inspiration from a dragonfly, and has attracted funding
Research
Remote sensors play a valuable role in collecting data—but recharging these devices while they are scattered over vast and isolated areas can be tedious. A new system is designed to make the charging process easier by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver power using radio waves during a
Electronic Sub-Systems
UAV Navigation and Sagetech Avionics, Inc. have recently collaborated for the integration of the MX family of transponders with the flight control solution. With that, this model has become entirely compatible with VECTOR, UAV Navigation’s flagship autopilot. UAV Navigation is fully aware of the sheer need to address one
Propulsion
Orbital Corporation Ltd has announced that it has signed a contract with leading aerospace and defence technology company Northrop Grumman Corporation for the development of a hybrid propulsion system for a Vertical Take-Off and Landing unmanned aerial vehicle. Orbital UAV has been tasked to design and develop a hybrid propulsion
Commercial
The Czech company ADVACAM and the Laboratory of Multi-robot Systems of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of CTU (MRS) in Prague have teamed up to develop a drone that will search independently for radiation. The advantage over the systems currently in use is the combination of small size and flexibility