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OpenWorks Gets Investment for SkyWall C-UAV Tech

OpenWorks Managing Director, Chris Down (left) with Marketing
Director James Cross (centre) and Adderstone Group CEO, Ian Baggett (right).

North East based property and investment business, Adderstone Group, has invested a seven-figure sum into OpenWorks Engineering, an award-winning, hi-tech product company which is developing world-leading security and counter-terrorism products. Continue reading

Autopilot Software Allows UAVs to Soar on Thermals

A Navy scientist has re-engineered the software that allows long-endurance drones to powerlessly climb into the sky on bubbles of warm air. In a U.S. patent application published on May 2, Aaron Kahn, an engineer working on the Autonomous Locator of Thermals (ALOFT) project at the Naval Research Laboratory, reported that he has extensively tested the new software that detects and estimates the position of thermals, i.e., rising columns of warm air that birds use to stay aloft without flapping their wings. Continue reading

Terra Drone Opens Angola Branch

Japan-based Terra Drone Corporation (CEO: Toru Tokushige), a provider of industrial drone solutions, has extended its commitment to the African region by setting up a new branch, Terra Drone Angola. The decision to establish a permanent presence in Angola came after receiving multiple contracts from major oil and gas companies in West Africa. Continue reading