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DIU to Fund Magnetic Navigation Tech
DIU expects to fund prototypes of multiple airborne platforms for magnetic navigation, including one that scans the ocean surface at 2,000 ft.
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Airbus Research Spain Announces $3.8M Project Using UAS to Adapt Agriculture to Climate Change
Airbus Research has just announced a 3.2M€ (USD 3.8M) project to develop solutions based on UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems) to make agriculture more efficient and adapted to climate change.
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Commercial UAV Market to Rise at 57% CAGR to $7,600 BN by 2034
The global commercial UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) market size was USD 82.00 billion in 2024, estimated at USD 128.95 billion in 2025, and is expected to reach around USD 7,646.37 billion by 2034, expanding at a CAGR of 57.4% from 2025 to 2034. Commercial unmanned
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GPS Alternative for Drone Navigation using Visual Data from Stars
A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system. Remote sensing engineers from the University of South Australia have combined celestial navigation with vision-based technology to
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Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle Market to Reach $4,500M by 2030
The global Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) Market was valued at USD 2648.7 Million in 2023 and is anticipated to reach USD 4546.1 Million by 2030, witnessing a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period 2024-2030. The Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) market is witnessing significant growth,
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Fingerprint Technology Inspires Non-GPS Navigation for Drones
– Advanced Navigation, an Australian supplier of autonomous systems and navigation technologies, along with MBDA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to co-develop a resilient navigation system integrating MBDA’s NILEQ absolute positioning technology.Suitable for the modern era, the co-developed solution will provide resilient absolute positioning for a multitude
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Drone with its Own 'Nervous System' Trialed by Scientists
Scientists are testing a drone fitted with its own "nervous system" which they claim can keep it operating in the sky for longer. It was created by experts at the University of Southampton who say the system, made of optical fibers, reduces the frequency it needs to land
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Quickstep and RMIT Study Braiding for Composite Manufacture
A study by composites manufacturer Quickstep Technologies and RMIT University has concluded that braiding technology offers an opportunity to enhance the production rate of composite structures for eVTOL UAS applications. A collaboration between Quickstep, RMIT and the Defence Science Institute studied the use of advanced composite manufacturing methodology — braiding — to
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CNAS Releases Open Source Dataset on Drone Proliferation
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) Drone Proliferation Dataset tracks global transfers of military-grade aerial drones, regardless of size and capability, between 1995 and September 1, 2023. It was created as part of a larger research project by the CNAS Defense Program that examined trends in drone proliferation
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Structural Batteries Pave Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles
When cars, planes, ships or computers are built from a material that functions as both a battery and a load-bearing structure, the weight and energy consumption are radically reduced. A research group at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden is now presenting a world-leading advance in so-called massless energy storage
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NASA Develops Pod to Help Autonomous Aircraft Operators
For self-flying aircraft to take to the skies, they need to learn about their environments to avoid hazards. NASA aeronautics researchers recently developed a camera pod with sensors to help with this challenge by advancing computer vision for autonomous aviation. This pod is called the Airborne Instrumentation for Real-world Video
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Drones will Revolutionize the Inspection of Remote Runways in Canada
With weather, limited flights and long distances, gravel runways at remote airports — particularly in Northern Canada — are difficult to get to, let alone to inspect for safety. So Northeastern University researcher Michal Aibin and his team have developed a more thorough, safer and faster way to inspect such runways using