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* Vodafone has collaborated with Manna Air Delivery in Ireland, a company with six years of experience in urban drone deliveries, to remotely pilot a delivery drone over two kilometres using Vodafone’s mobile network. Enabling Communication in the Skies Manna, which has completed approximately 200,000 deliveries, recently worked with
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Ukrainian forces have for the first time captured Russian troops without the use of infantry, relying solely on drones and ground-based robotic systems, Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade said on July 9. "For the first time in history: Russian soldiers surrendered to the 3rd Assault Brigade'
First Responders
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security just published a TechNote outlining the framework for the procurement of authorised equipment for Drone as First Responder systems. In an emergency, a fast response saves lives. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or 'drones' have become a critical tool for providing real-time
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The Pentagon has announced sweeping new changes intended to surge the fielding of small drones, including weaponized types, across the entire U.S. military. Most notably, certain types of smaller unmanned aerial systems (UAS) will now be treated as “consumables,” more akin to hand grenades and other kinds of ammunition,
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* Firestorm Labs, Inc., a supplier of advanced additive manufacturing and drone production solutions, has secured exclusive distribution rights from HP Inc. for its mobile Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) 3D printing technologies. This collaboration cements Firestorm as the sole provider of HP's high-performance 3D printers in mobile and field-deployable
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When Anton Wass founded Stark Future, his goal wasn’t to break into the defense industry — it was to build a better motorcycle. “We started this company to create an electric motorcycle that outperforms the best gas bikes in every category,” Wass said. However, the unintended outcome of that mission,
C-UAS
Ukrainian defense company TENETA has developed a new lightweight, single-use anti-drone device designed to counter enemy FPV drones and reconnaissance quadcopters. According to the company’s official announcement, the MITLA net launcher is intended for frontline use and provides short-range drone interception using a rapidly deploying entanglement net. Weighing just
Engineers at the University of Tokyo JSK Robotics Laboratory had been working on a drone that represents the latter called the "Dual-Rotor embedded multilink robot with the Ability of multi-deGree-of-freedom aerial transformatiON" – a mouthful, so just DRAGON for short. In Japanese mythology, dragons aren't the fire-breathing,
AI
* Shield AI, the deep-tech company building state-of-the-art autonomy software products and defense aircraft, has announced that the Netherlands Ministry of Defence has procured eight V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems to enhance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) operations for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Marine Corps. The deal was publicly announced
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* Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, has been down-selected for Phase 2 of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane program with the objective to complete design, construction, ground testing and certification of an X-plane demonstrator. “Bell is honoured to have been selected
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* TEKEVER, a European provider of AI-driven autonomous systems, has chosen Cahors as the location for its new Centre of Excellence for dual-use autonomous systems in France. This choice is the result of close collaboration with the Occitanie region, which played a major role in supporting the company at every stage
Loitering Munitions - One Way Effector (OWE)
In a demonstration of multi-domain versatility, the Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has achieved a milestone by proving that its AI-powered Kemankeş 1 loitering munition can engage airborne threats, not just ground targets. This unprecedented capability was showcased when the Kemankeş 1 was launched from the Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV and successfully