Yemen's Iran-aligned Huthi rebels have stepped up drone and missile attacks on Saudi cities, highlighting what analysts call the kingdom's military vulnerabilities amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington. Nine civilians were wounded Tuesday in a rebel attack on Abha airport in the kingdom'
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In a first-of-its-kind assessment, Frost & Sullivan has recently evaluated the 22 top DSPs around the globe based on their growth performance and ability to innovate. Of these 22 companies, only 5 fell into the “sweet spot” range on the Frost Radar which exhibits the optimal mix
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South African company Drone Guards is moving into the new market of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to secure residential estates and has ambitious plans to employ hundreds of UAV pilots over the next ten years to monitor estates, mines, farms and other assets. Drone Guards’ Kim James told defenceWeb
Terra Drone Corporation, one of largest providers of industrial drone solutions in the world, has announced the completion of its investment in RoNik Inspectioneering, a leading Dutch company that performs visual and ultrasonic inspections using wireless robotics. With this investment, RoNik Inspectioneering becomes a part of the Terra Drone group
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, was awarded an $80,052,248 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for contractor logistics support for the Gray Eagle Block 0 Unmanned Aircraft System. One bid was via the internet with one bid received. Work will be performed in Afghanistan, and Poway, California,
Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division will be the first infantry Army battalion to employ pocket-sized drones at the squad level on their upcoming Afghanistan deployment. Troops with the Division’s 3rd Brigade Combat team were issued Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance System this spring and provided training on how
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Several US Air Force installations with strategic assets are now armed with systems to protect against small unmanned aircraft that might loiter nearby. Steve Wert, the Air Force’s digital program executive officer helping to roll out counter-UAS systems, said the service had fielded initial capabilities to an undisclosed
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Heliguy, a UK drone provider, has been awarded a major nationwide contract with Network Rail, as part of an Unmanned Aircraft Services framework worth up to £2.6million. The North East-based UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) specialist has been specially selected to supply, maintain, repair and service Network Rail’s
Thales showcased for the first time Spy’Ranger 550 at the Paris Airshow, a new addition to our range of mini Unmanned Air Systems for tactical surveillance and intelligence. Given the complexity of the digital battlefield and the multiplicity of threats, friendly forces need to leverage the power of digital
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Israeli defense company Aeronautics announced a deal worth $8 million to sell their advanced Orbiter 3 drone to an unnamed country. As part of the deal, Aeronautics will provide its new Orbiter 3 unmanned aerial vehicle as well as the maintenance and support services to country “B,” the company said
On May 28-29, 2019, the Netherlands Research Laboratory (NLR) worked with and authorized General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) to conduct a simulated flight demonstration where civil Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) in an ATC Tower and Terminal Approach Facility managed the flight of a Medium-altitude, Long-endurance
NASA initiated a series of flight tests back in 2012 to assist the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as they develop regulations to allow the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). Flash forward to today, the team has begun its final series of test flights