– Iveco Defence Vehicles (IDV) has been awarded by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) with a three- year contract for concept development and experimentation services for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Continue reading
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Drones and Fireworks Light Up the Eiffel Tower on Bastille Day in Paris
On Monday, July 14, 2025, the fireworks display by Groupe F once again dazzled the spectators present on site for the occasion, as well as the viewers comfortably seated at home watching the event broadcast live on France 2. In addition to the impressive pyrotechnics, 1,000 drones were used, making the moment even more magical. Continue reading
Airbus Teams with Kratos to Supply to German Air Force
– Airbus Defence and Space and US based Kratos Defense and Security Solutions have entered into a partnership based on the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, a flight-proven UCCA (uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft), which will be equipped with an Airbus made mission system, combat ready for the German Air Force by 2029. Continue reading
DARPA Axes Giant Liberty Lifter Wing-In-Ground Effect Seaplane
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has ended its experiment to create a heavy cargo seaplane. The nearly three-year-old Liberty Lifter program was intended to design and build — and possibly float and fly — a long-range, low-cost seaplane that could take off and land in rough seas. Continue reading
EuroUSC Italia Rebrands as Unifly Consulting
– EuroUSC Italia, a long-established operator in drone regulation and risk assessment, rebrands as Unifly Consulting, marking the successful integration into the Unifly group. This move reflects more than a name change, it is a bold step toward realising Unifly’s vision of enabling safe, scalable, and fully integrated autonomous aviation. Continue reading
New Algorithm for Vehicle Detection in Drone Aerial Views
To address the challenges of low performance in vehicle image detection from UAV aerial imagery, difficulties in small target feature extraction, and the large parameter size of existing models, we propose the OSD-YOLOv10 algorithm, an enhanced version based on YOLOv10n. Continue reading
1,500 Drone Light Show at Chongqing Low-Altitude Economy Expo
A mesmerizing display of 1,500 drones lit up the night sky above Shuanggui Lake National Wetland Park in Chongqing as part of the first Western China Low-Altitude Economy Expo. Continue reading
ZenaTech Creates First Quantum Computing Prototype Enabling Disruptive AI Drone Speed and Precision
– ZenaTech, Inc. , a business technology solution provider specializing in AI drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), Enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, has announced the successful development of its first quantum computing prototype consisting of a framework for the rapid analysis and processing of large datasets for its AI drone solutions. Continue reading