Arcturus UAV is being awarded one of three contracts for a maximum of $475,000,000 for Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MEUAS III). Continue reading
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First-Ever Helicopter-Based Firing of High Energy Laser
Raytheon Company and the U.S. Army Apache Program Management Office, in collaboration with U.S. Special Operations Command, recently completed a successful flight test of a high energy laser system onboard an Apache AH-64 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. Continue reading
Spain Selects AUDS Counter-UAS System
The Spanish Defence Ministry has selected the AUDS counter-unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system to protect critical assets and personnel from malicious UAVs. Continue reading
Amazon Filed a Patent for a Multi-Level Drone Beehive
Amazon filed a patent application to make a multi-story beehive-like fulfilment center that would allow drones to deliver packages in densely populated areas. Continue reading
The AquaNAS Droneport System
The AquaNAS Droneport System is a patent pending network of floating UAV takeoff and landing platforms. The system is designed with a number of intuitive safety and logistics features which are equipped to accommodate and provide flight support services to UAVS under 55 lbs. Continue reading
Siberian Laser Technology to Recharge UAVs
Specialists of the Institute of Atmospheric Optics within the Siberian branch of Russia’s Academy of Sciences have developed a device to remotely recharge drones, overcoming atmospheric disturbances, and also to shoot down unmanned aerial vehicles, Institute Researcher Grigory Filimonov told TASS. Continue reading
RQ-4 Global Hawk Crashes in Eastern Sierra Nevadas
An RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned surveillance aircraft crashed near Mount Whitney in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range at approximately 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. No injuries or deaths were reported. Continue reading
Drones and WiFi for 3D Through-Wall Imaging
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara professor Yasamin Mostofi’s lab have given the first demonstration of three-dimensional imaging of objects through walls using ordinary wireless signal. The technique, which involves two drones working in tandem, could have a variety of applications, such as emergency search-and-rescue, archaeological discovery and structural monitoring. Continue reading