The British Army has declared full operational capability (FOC) for the Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAS), Jane’s has learned. The milestone, known as FOC 2, was “achieved on 30 November 2018”, said a senior military source, although the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) chose at the time not
C-UAS
US Army researchers have packed a net into a 40mm grenade so they can take down enemy drones. The new invention, which was patented on Tuesday, brings high-tech engineering to the tried-and-true grenade launchers common among U.S. military and law enforcement units. Rather than launching a
Business
Australian based blockchain mapping company SOAR, and UK identification and tracking technology company RelmaTech, have entered into a ground-breaking partnership that will significantly enhance the drone operations and delivery of live sensor data feeds for SOAR users. The partnership brings RelmaTech’s unique real-time drone management and precision
Training
German air force personnel have begun training on their new Heron TP unmanned aerial vehicles at Tel Nof airbase in Israel, ahead of the planned delivery of the first example by the end of 2019. A contract for the delivery of the TP—developed by Israel Aerospace Systems—to replace
Cobham’s compact SATCOM system for UAVs, together with either UAV Navigation's POLAR AHRS or VECTOR autopilot, provides a high quality SATCOM capability for UAV platforms. As advanced technologies within the UAV industry improve and become increasingly available to platform manufacturers, the autonomy and range of UAV platforms
Video
A combined U.S. Air Force and Boeing flight test team just wrapped up nearly five years of rigorous testing on the Advanced F-15. They tested the aircraft’s systems and flight controls in Palmdale, Calif. More than 15,000 test points were covered to assure safety, quality and
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Air Force Flyover of Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Georgia. Video by Staff Sgt. Ashley Corkins U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement. Source: YouTube [themoneytizer id="15547-28"
Commercial
Five startups at the Syracuse Technology Garden are competing for $3 million in prize money in the third round of the Genius NY program. The five companies are developing products and services for the unmanned aircraft systems industry. Here's a look at each one: Name: CivDrone Where started:
Testing
The first test flights to establish the principles for the National Beyond visual line of sight Experimentation Corridor (NBEC) have successfully taken place at Cranfield Airport. NBEC is a collaboration between Cranfield University and Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd that aims to create an experimentation corridor that will enable drones
The US Army has received approximately 60 systems nano-unmanned aerial systems as part of the Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) Program. Soldier Sensors and Lasers (SSL), Rock Island Arsenal – Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (RIA-JMTC), completed the first shipment of a new unmanned aerial system to the Warfighter. The
Business
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, has announced the expansion of its customer service operations with the qualification and opening of its first two repair and maintenance centers in the US. Delair has partnered with Frontier Precision and Seiler Instrument, both experienced drone resellers and service providers, to provide
Stratodynamics Aviation Inc. . in collaboration with UAVOS Inc., has successfully completed the next stage of flights tests of the earth observation platform called the HiDRON to an altitude of 25 km (82,000 ft). The HiDRON also carried atmospheric measurement system onboard in a collaboration with researchers from the University