Images from Russia’s major ‘Vostok 2018’ exercise on 13 September appear to show a production version of the REX-1 counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) weapon in use by Russian Federation airborne troops. Continue reading
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EPE, Thales and D13 to Integrate C-UAS capability into Bushmasters
L-R: Warwick Penrose – Managing Director at EPE, Robi Sen – Chief Technology Officer at Department 13, Sam Keayes – VP Transport and Security at Thales Australia
At the Land Forces Exhibition in Adelaide, EPE, Thales and Department 13 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) following successful integration of the MESMER Counter Drone solution into the Bushmaster. The MOU outlines the intent for this solution to provide an interim cyber capability for the vehicle platform. Continue reading
Intel Capital Invests in Delair
Delair, a supplier of commercial drone solutions, announced that it has recently closed its expansion round with an investment from Intel Capital. For the past year, Delair and Intel have been collaborating on the Intel Insight Platform, a cloud-based digital asset management solution that leverages Delair’s extensive suite of industry-optimized software analytics to speed Intel’s efforts to transform how businesses in key verticals work using data captured from UAVs for actionable analytics. Continue reading
California Outlaws Drone Flights Over Prisons
For anyone who was unsure about the legality of using drones to carry drugs, mobile phones, weapons and other contraband into California’s prisons, Gov. Jerry Brown clarified things by signing legislation this week that outlawed such flights. Continue reading
Taiwan Drone Fleet to Patrol Coastline
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Taiwan’s defense budget draft for 2019 discloses the island nation’s plans to deploy combat-ready drones to protect its coastline. Tabled to the island’s Legislative Yuan last week, the budget details the prioritization of tactical reconnaissance and armed drones to deter enemy forces on beachheads and coastal areas. Continue reading
Flirtey Complete First Flights Under Drone Integration Pilot Program
Reno-based drone company Flirtey has completed the first multi-drone delivery demonstration with a single pilot under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Integration Pilot Program. Continue reading
Teaching Drones to Fly Through Small Holes
The University of Maryland’s Perception and Robotics Group has just published a paper on a system that allows a drone to fly through very small and completely unknown gaps using just a single camera and onboard processing. Continue reading
Emergency Robots Challenge 2019 to be Held in Seville
The Center for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) will host the II Local Tournament on the ERL Emergency Robots Challenge of the European Robotics League (ERL), to be held in February 2019. This event will bring together technology and research centers and international entities linked to the application and use of robots and unmanned systems (drones) in emergency situations. Continue reading