To help identify potential low-cost, comprehensive solutions that facilitate the early mitigation of methane leaks and process upsets, ARPA-E launched the Methane Observation Networks with Innovative Technology to Obtain Reductions (MONITOR) program.
France has conducted a series of experimental trials assessing the feasibility of releasing drones from a military transport aircraft, using an A400M as the test platform.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced that it is exempting imports of some new models of foreign-made drones and critical components from a sweeping import ban adopted in December.
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems of San Diego, California, has received a $142.5 million contract modification for work on the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system.
