AeroVironment, Inc. and MDA, a Maxar Technologies company, announced the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has acquired the AeroVironment Puma II AE, maritime mini unmanned aircraft system, for fielding aboard RCN Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV). The Puma II AE systems will include the Mantis i 45 sensor and a 360-
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On Jan. 18, 2018, Armstrong’s Subscale Research Lab crew piloted the 𝝁Cub (MicroCub) for its inaugural flight, successfully demonstrating the aircraft’s airworthiness. The MicroCub is a Bill Hempel 60-percent-scale super cub, which has been modified by Armstrong to support engineering campaigns focused on the integration of
Commercial
Bihrle Applied Research (Bihrle) and BNSF Railway (BNSF) successfully demonstrated the processing of tens of thousands of images at a time covering hundreds of miles of track for the automatic detection, classification and reporting of rail conditions. This was possible using RailVision – a computer vision technology solution developed by Bihrle
Business
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has joined forces with Starburst, a global accelerator focused on Aerospace & Defense sectors. This innovative collaboration is expected to be the first step in realizing IAI's objectives to become a significant technological player and strategic partner for startups in the Aerospace & Defense
Business
Delair, a supplier of drone solutions for commercial industries, has announced an agreement with Frontier Precision, a provider of UAV sales and support to commercial users in the Western United States. As part of the agreement, Frontier Precision will operate Delair’s first service centers on the ground in the
Military
Leonardo’s Falco family of Remotely-Piloted Air Vehicles (RPAS) have together logged more than 15,000 hours of operational flight. The milestone was announced by the Company at UMEX, the United Arab Emirates’ specialist unmanned systems exhibition. Since its Maiden flight in 2003, more than 50 Falco family RPAS
Dolce & Gabbana chose drones over humans to carry its handbags down the runway at the ‘Secrets & Diamonds’ evening-wear event during Milan fashion week. A fleet of around 7 hovered along the runway, each one with a Dolce & Gabbana handbag dangling beneath it. Named ‘Devotion’ and featuring
Commercial
Swiss UAV manufacturer Wingtra has announced the launch of WingtraOne PPK (Post-Processed Kinematics) UAV.
Training
Over the past several months, UAE Air Force RQ-1E remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) aircrews have completed several courses being delivered by CAE Maritime Middle East (MME), including an RPA Sensor Operator Fundamentals Course and RPA Aircrew Fundamentals Course. In addition, the first class of cadets at the Khalifa Bin
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As part of a new defence agreement, the Danish Defence will establish cooperation with the UAS Denmark. With it, the development of Denmark’s drone competences across sectors will be strengthened benefiting both parties. In 2014 the Danish Defence and Hans Christian Andersen Airport in Odense, Denmark, signed a Letter
C-UAS
The demand for anti-drone weapons is expanding. To some—governments, police forces, state actors, farmers, property owners—unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) pose a threat. The rapidly emerging anti-drone market is a clear reflection of that. Researchers at Bard College have identified some 235 counter-drone products either on
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A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper performed a historic multirole mission in the deliberate air campaign against Taliban revenue sources, releasing four 500 pound precision guided munitions from a single Reaper, effectively destroying a Taliban narcotics facility in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, Feb 22. In a new approach, MQ-9s are