Radar
An Israeli company ARTSYS 360 is developing a small 3D electronic radar that will enable the detection of small unmanned platforms. The company says that its radar is lightweight, has low power consumption and has a range of 400 meters. The system performs a 3D 90 degrees vertical scanning and
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has given aircraft operating in conjunction with the state's Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site permission to fly at night. "The addition of night flying opens up the opportunities for industry partners to test sensor payloads in all lighting conditions," said
Military
Hamas' military wing says it took over Skylark I UAV on July 22, rebuilt it and put it to use in the service of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. The IDF said it was looking into the Hamas claim. The Palestinian al-Aqsa channel aired a video
On Aug. 11, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that its EAV-3, a high-altitude UAV powered by solar cells, succeeded in flying into the stratosphere with the altitude of 14 km above sea level. This flight was conducted at an aviation center in South Jeolla Province. The
Testing
The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator is on track to get a major upgrade and its sister laser, the Compact Laser Weapon System has just successfully shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle. Good news for those at Boeing who are hoping the Army, and others, pick up this technology. The
Video
Four World War One aircraft, a Sopwith Camel, Nieuport 11, Fokker Dr.1 and a Fokker D.VII go head-to-head in a dogfight at low level, simulating some of the battles seen in the skies above Belgium and France during World War One. Source: YouTube
Business
HUVRData LLC, a drone-based data analytics startup, has completed a $2 million Series A round of funding from angel investment organizations including Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), Houston Angel Network (HAN) and the Texas HALO Fund. In the past 1.5 years, HUVR has built out its technology, secured
Events
To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. Our fifth interviewee is John Palatiello, Executive Director, MAPPS, an Association of Photogrammetry, Mapping and Geospatial Firms. John is also President and Owner
Weapons Systems / Lasers
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejon, South Korea, analyzed the effects of resonance on a crucial component of a drone, its gyroscope.Their paper will be presented next week at the 24th USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. A gyroscope keeps a
Military
Taiwan unveiled the prototype of its largest ever military drone on Wednesday as it seeks to boost its defence forces in the face of a perceived threat from China. The sleek, grey unmanned aircraft is designed for intelligence gathering and surveillance missions, according to the National Chung Shan Institute of
Commercial
Washington State University is partnering with Digital Harvest Corp. to test an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that could provide a safer, less expensive means to blow rainwater off cherry orchards to avoid fruit losses. Rain can cause splits in the skin of cherries and similar fruits, rendering them susceptible to
Military
Last week the joint U.S. military services held their invitation only "Black Dart" exercises aimed at demonstrating and testing the latest countermeasure technologies for defence against unmanned aerial vehicles flown by the enemy. The exercises ran from July 26th through August 7th at the Naval Air Station