Military
The US Navy says it's not sure what kind of cyber threats its drones, sensors and missiles are up against. That's because aerial weapons systems were not expected to become part of the so-called Internet of Things, the present-day entanglement of networked appliances, transportation
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This Curtiss P-40B is unique as she is the only remaining airworthy survivor from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on 7th December 1941. In additional to this auspicious history she is also the oldest airworthy P-40B in the world. One of the 131 P40-Bs built at
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Lego bricks can be used to build a perfect symmetrical frame for a quadcopter. Instructables user Weseley used Lego Technic because it has holes in the bricks. He writes: "You can mount the motor's with tie wraps through the holes and it's an ideal weight
BAE Systems has announced that it has developed an intelligence-gathering sensor for the U.S. Army unmanned aircraft system (UAS) MQ-1C Gray Eagle. With advances in technological capabilities, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have taken on crucial tasks in the military. Although this progression keeps troops safer, adapting to
Business
Delair-Tech, based in Toulouse, France, has won a tender to provide UAVs to the EU Commission’s “COPERNICUS” Earth surveillance programme. During the agreement, which runs until 2019, Delair-Tech will provide its technology to the programme in order to offer reactive and reliable surveillance to monitor climatic, ecological,
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Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico work hand-in-hand with Airmen in the ground control center ensuring the MQ-9 can operate on Hurlburt Field, Florida without any loss of satellite signal. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's
Aero Kinetics recently announced a critical teaming partnership to further enhance their effort to certify their latest generation multi-rotor vertical takeoff and land (VTOL) UAS with the FAA.Aero Kinetics works with FreeFlight Systems to integrate their ADS-B avionics into the Aero Kinetics family of Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Testing
Drones don't normally need wheels, but they can come in handy on upside-down roads. That's just what the underside of a bridge is, and Fujitsu wants to use drones with large wheels to scoot along them while checking for cracks and other wear and tear.
Researchers from the mechanical engineering lab at Stanford University working with researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, they have figured out how to enable a quad-copter drone to stick a landing — at any angle — much like a flying gecko or a bat. Without any kind of suction or sticky,
Events
Here’s a look at some of the most interesting, innovative and outlandish drones at the recent Unmanned Systems 2015 show in Atlanta, Georgia, hosted by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. The SnowGoose BRAVO from Canada-based Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology, or MMIST, is an update to
Orbital Corporation Limited has announced the first flight of a ScanEagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“UAV”) with the latest Orbital UAV engine and propulsion system. The flight test, conducted on April 15, was supported by Orbital and carried out by Insitu Inc., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company, at their flight
Business
A plan by companies in France, Germany and Italy to launch a European medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV programme will get a boost today when defence ministers sign a Declaration of Intent for a two-year definition study. The defence ministers of the three countries will sign the agreement