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The UK government’s Centre for Defence Excellence (CDE) is supporting the development of payload projects, which will seemingly be adapted for use on its new Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS). A series of CDE-funded technology case studies were presented by the government on 20 April,
Electronic Systems
If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need to pack it with some sensors, and when it comes to reliable, low-cost navigation sensors, it’s hard to beat LIDAR.
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Kokam Co., Ltd, a premier provider of innovative battery solutions, has introduced a variety of new high energy battery solutions based on its advanced Ultra High Energy Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) battery technology. With an industry-leading energy density of 265 Watt hours per kilogram (Wh/kg), the new solutions enable
Events
We wanted to find out more about the team behind Drone World Expo - what makes them tick, what motivates them and what are the secrets behind the success of the event. We will be interviewing several of the Advisory Board members over the coming months, but first we start
Regulations
Micro-Avionix has developed an ADS-B suitable for UAVs of all sizes to improve flying safety for all. The ping™ is the world’s first family of ultralight weight, low cost, ADS-B transponders. Weights range from an astounding 1.5 to 30 grams, depending on the type of performance capability desired.
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Drones are not new, nor are climate scientists only now discovering their utility as research tools. “Back in 1998, we used what was considered a smaller UAV at that time” for studying ice cover in the Arctic, says James Maslanik, a research professor emeritus from the aerospace engineering sciences department
C-UAS
Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system successfully intercepted an unmanned drone in the United States last week, in the battery’s first-ever trial on foreign soil. The US military fired Tamir missiles, the projectiles used in Iron Dome batteries, to successfully down the unmanned aerial vehicle. According to Israel’s
Control Stations
The San Diego-ported Carl Vinson last week became the first aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet to install an unmanned aerial vehicle command centre, the US Navy says. “Having a UAV asset that provides persistent, potentially 24/7, surveillance coverage for the strike group is a game-changer,” said Rear
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In the first and largest demonstration of its kind, NASA and operators from the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites across the country flew 22 drones simultaneously to assess rural operations of NASA’s UAS traffic management (UTM) research platform. Operators outside NASA interacted with
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The photo above was shot in Shenzhen, Lotus Hill Peak and on it are young and enthusiastic founders of DJI. DJI’s initial entrepreneurial team - from right to left: Wang Frank, Chen Jinying, Lu Zhihui and Chen Chuqiang - were essential for the initial two-year existence of DJI. A
Regulations
What’s not to like about an automated government system that’s faster, simpler and more user-friendly than the paper-based system it supplements? In a Federal Register notice (PDF), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officially notified owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used for commercial, public and other non-model
Regulations
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued the first approval for flights of small commercial drones at night, according to lawyers for the operator, in the latest sign of how quickly U.S. regulators are moving to authorize expanded uses of unmanned aircraft. Responding to pent-up industry demand for more flexible