Since 2009, Russia has invested significant effort into developing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for military purposes. They have used drones for reconnaissance, targeting, electronic warfare, and direct strikes.
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Drone Taxi Market To Reach 1,891M by 2032
According to DataHorizzon Research, The Drone Taxi Market was valued at USD 11.1 Million in 2022 and is expected to grow CAGR at 67.3% to reach USD 1,891.3 Million by 2032 Continue reading
Norwegian Drone Technology Sustainably Washes Melbourne’s Buildings
Melbourne offices are joining the MCG and Marvel Stadium in getting washed by drones in an Australian first. Facility services company FAMASO has introduced cutting-edge drone technology by Norwegian company KTV Working Drones as a “new revolutionary method of cleaning” the city’s commercial buildings. Continue reading
Raytheon Gets $10M DARPA Contract to Create Network of ‘Energy Webs”
Raytheon, an RTX business, has received a $10 million contract from DARPA to design and develop a wireless airborne relay system to deliver energy into contested environments. Continue reading
DZYNE Technologies Gets $49M US Air Force UAS Development Contract
DZYNE Technologies has been awarded a seven-year, $49 million contract through the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct research and development on advanced unmanned aerial systems for the U.S. Air Force. Continue reading
French Army Integrates Thales Spy’Ranger Drones and CAESAr Self-Propelled Howitzers
In January 2023, the 68th Régiment d’Artillerie d’Afrique (68RAA) conducted operational preparation for its deployment to Romania as part of the Aigle mission, Laurent Lagneau reports in Opex360. During this preparation, they utilized a firing campaign at Canjuers to train their drone section in fire support coordination. Continue reading
Matternet Approved to Launch BVLOS Drone Delivery Operations in Berlin
Matternet, the developer of an urban drone delivery platform, announced that it has received approval from the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA), Germany’s Federal Aviation Office, to operate the Matternet M2 drone delivery platform beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) in the heart of Berlin. This marks the beginning of Berlin’s first ever BVLOS drone delivery network. Continue reading
Johns Hopkins Researchers Study Autonomous Air Traffic Control for Drones
Ten years from now, we could be in for a new sort of traffic jam. In the near future, posits a new study led by two members of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Assured Autonomy, some 65,000 drones—weighing up to 55 pounds each, most of them programmed to operate without a pilot—will be “taking off, flying, or landing” per hour in what is so far largely uncontrolled lower U.S. airspace. Continue reading