Test Ranges
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE's) Edge Group revealed the location of its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing facility on 4 August, when it released a video showing demonstrations it put on for a Brazilian naval delegation. The video said the Brazilians were taken to the company'
Regulations
The FAA released a much-anticipated update on the scope of federal preemption of state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems ("UAS"), or drones. At least 44 states have laws regulating UAS, some of which raise preemption issues. The agency first addressed this issue in a 2015 Fact
C-UAS
Russian Lancet drones present a significant threat to Ukraine’s defense mechanisms, given their capability to target and obliterate even well-armoured vehicles. Despite being compact and cost-efficient, their potential for destruction makes them challenging to neutralize, especially with costly missiles. However, traditional anti-aircraft machine guns may offer an efficient solution
Research
The Peregrine project was started in 2020 to build a smaller and more affordable system than those attempted previously, now made possible by advances in fixed-wing UAVs and miniaturized electronics. We knew we couldn’t do the IPR with off-the-shelf systems. We had to start with a blank slate to
Military
Drones are becoming an indispensable weapon in Ukraine’s fight to expel Russian invasion forces from its territory, with commercial, off-the-shelf quadcopters serving as eyes in the skies for Ukrainian front-line forces. To end reliance on foreign-made drones, Ukraine is ramping up its own drone manufacturing base. Around 200 companies
Draganfly Inc. has announced that its new manufacturing facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is scheduled to come online in Q3. This expansion is part of Draganfly’s commitment to meeting the increasing market potential for products and solutions. The Saskatoon facility is specifically designed to accommodate a growing demand for UAV
Testing
On August 1, 2023, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. completed multiple successful takeoffs and landings with its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System on a dirt strip near El Mirage, California. The ability to take off and land on unimproved surfaces demonstrates Mojave’s departure from traditional fixed-wing aircraft’s dependance on
Testing
To reduce risk to the development and maturation of artificial intelligence capabilities, the Air Force Research Laboratory led a successful three-hour sortie, July 25, 2023, demonstrating the first-ever flight of AFRL-developed, machine-learning trained, artificial intelligence algorithms on an XQ-58A Valkyrie. Test units executed the flight in the Eglin Test and
Military
Ukrainian volunteers collecting donations for the army, Serhiy Prytula and Serhiy Sternenko, showed kamikaze drones that are being used to attack strategic sites in Moscow. Prytyla and Sternenko pictured themselves in front of the drones, threatening Moscow residents and calling on them to go to bomb shelters and watch how
Inspections
Sony customer HHLA Sky uses Alpha 7R cameras and the Sony Camera Remote SDK on its automated drones for critical crane safety inspections in the Port of Hamburg, boosting efficiency and improving results. Drones are automated inspection platforms, flying precisely, repeatedly and often in dangerous or hard to reach places.
Propulsion
Amprius Technologies, Inc. , a supplier of lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Anode Platform, is continuing to pioneer innovative battery technology with its newest ultra-high-power-high-energy lithium-ion battery. Leveraging the company’s advanced material system capability, the cell achieves an impressive discharge rate of 10C while delivering 400 Wh/kg energy density,
Transport
OhioHealth has announced a partnership with Zipline, the world's largest autonomous delivery service, to integrate Zipline’s fully electric drone delivery into OhioHealth’s network. Using Zipline’s newly-introduced Platform 2, OhioHealth will bring prescriptions directly to patients’ homes and move lab samples and supplies between OhioHealth facilities.