Business
Work to develop a world-class drone port in Montrose, Scotland, has taken a step forward with the start of a residents consultation. The Mercury Drone Port project aims to build a Centre of Excellence for drone technologies. The project will encompass vessel anchorages and extend out to windfarm developments currently
Testing
Dynetics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos, successfully tested a second X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV), as well as the Gremlins airborne recovery system, last month at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The series of tests focused on risk reduction, as
Testing
With support from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Near Earth Autonomy and Kaman Aerospace have partnered to develop an intelligent autonomy system for the K-MAX helicopter, a large-scale transport aircraft capable of lifting a payload of 6,000 pounds. The capability developed will be broadly applicable to large aircraft that
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Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) researchers have successfully invented an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or a drone made of natural fibres, pineapple leaves, that has electrical resistance. The drone, named Putra Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Putra UAV, is the first of such innovation to use natural fibres or biocomposites from
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The Federal Aviation Administration has launched a pilot program to translate into Spanish select web content for users of Unmanned Aircraft Systems . The program is expected to reach the nearly 25.6 million people living in the United States with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and will focus on Spanish, the
C-UAS
Northrop Grumman Armament Systems is moving to verify the design and upgrade its Mobile Acquisition Cueing and Effector (M-ACE) system following a test event completed in July. Conducted at the company’s private proving grounds, northwest of Armament Systems’ headquarters near Minneapolis, the event was aimed at demonstrating advanced predictive
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Amazon isn’t just thinking about delivery with its drones. The new patent made public this week reveals an idea for a drone-powered towing system designed for skiers, surfers, skaters, and more. patent filing The concept is not entirely novel. Companies such as Freefly Systems and other creative minds have
Law Enforcement
Austria has begun testing drones on its borders to Hungary and Slovenia. Equipped with live-tracking and heat-sensing cameras, the drones will be used to detect the movements of smugglers and irregular migrants. In Austria, police will use drones to help them monitor irregular movement on the borders to Hungary and
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Automated flight startup Xwing introduced a system for fully autonomous flight. It’s the first system Xwing has shared publicly since the launch of the company. Xwing was created in 2016 with funding from investors like Stripe cofounders John and Patrick Collison and GitHub CEO Nat Friedman. No fully autonomous,
Agriculture
Jamin Fleming from Australia’s Oztech Drones, who has grown up in a large cattle farm, is among the tech-savvy, keen millennial generation who passionately embrace a fulfilling career in agriculture. He is one of the many young talents who have returned to the farming either through inheritance or working
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The Pentagon is forming a new task force to investigate UFOs that have been observed by US military aircraft, according to two defense officials. Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist will help oversee the task force, which is expected to be officially unveiled in the next few days, according to
Propulsion
HEISHA, a drone charging solution and unattended drone system provider, has launched a new drone-in-the-box hardware platform, D.NEST. Based on HEISHA's Third Generation Charging Pad C500, centering protection from IR upgraded and polished through 3 generations, D.NEST is a reliable and stable automatic drone charging solution.