BVLOS
UK telephone operator BT has announced the launch of the UK’s first Drone SIM to unlock the true potential of beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone operation across the UK. Designed to function at altitude using the EE network, Drone SIM offers unlimited data plans and continuous connectivity
First Responders
Dedrone has announced the launch of DedroneBeyond, its solution to enable drone operations to fly beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for state, local, territorial and tribal (SLTT) law enforcement and emergency services when deploying drone as first responders (DFR). Powered by the same computer-vision-enabled, sensor-fusion AI that currently protects
At the Hellenic booth at the Association of the United States Army conference, it is hard not to notice the five-foot-long quadcopter equipped with rocket launcher, a rare combination, developed by startup Spirit Aeronautical Systems (S.A.S) technology. The final industrial configuration of the rotary drone SARISA SRS-1A with
Business
Defense technology company Anduril Industries announced that it was awarded two contracts with the U.S. Air Force for $8M to work on enhanced autonomy capabilities with Anduril's dual-use Ghost platform and its newest variant, Ghost-X. Ghost is an autonomous uncrewed aircraft system well-suited for reconnaissance, security, and
Testing
Nexter and Naval Group have demonstrated that drone swarms can have other applications than saturation attacks. This was done together with the Gironde company Icarus Swarms, which has developed software allowing the evolution of several mini-drones, generally supplied by the manufacturer Parrot, which also equips the French forces . During this
Video
Pacific coast air show Huntington beach had it all!. First up the United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo. Captain Samuel (jaZZ) Larson pushed the raptor to its limits and beyond with a tail slide and the falling leaf to name just few of his amazing manoeuvres. The Lockheed Martin/
Military
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, is introducing its new Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance System at this week’s Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) conference in Washington D.C. Black Hornet 4 represents the next generation of lightweight nano-drones, building on its predecessor to deliver
Events
At this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting, Rheinmetall is showcasing the exceptionally lethal, precise and versatile Skyranger 30, the world’s most advanced c-UAS turret, with the combined speed, mobility, and unmanned capability of Textron Systems’ Ripsaw M5 robotic combat vehicle (RCV). When integrated
C-UAS
The Ukrainian military currently operates thousands of advanced Lithuanian counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS), bolstering their defense capabilities against Russian drones. Since the onset of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Lithuania has provided Ukraine with numerous anti-drone weapons, in addition to howitzers, helicopters, and various other weapon
Drone Racing
The 2023 FAI World Drone Racing Championship (WDRC) came to a close on October 9th. after four days of thrilling competition in Namwon, Korea. This prestigious competition brought together the 115 world's top drone pilots to compete for the coveted title of world champion. The event, which was
Research
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, led by the Institute for Assured Autonomy's Lanier Watkins and Louis Whitcomb , has used artificial intelligence to model a system that could more safely orchestrate drone traffic by replacing some human-in-the-loop processes with autonomous decision-making. Their results appeared in IEEE&
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. recently advanced its Aerial Recovery System for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems/Air-Launched Effects (SUAS/ALE) by deploying and retracting a towline with a “smart end feature” from a GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System in flight. The demonstration took place on Sept. 20, 2023, over