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Australian data capture drone manufacturer and solutions provider Carbonix have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Hitachi Vantara, a global provider of intelligent data platforms, infrastructure systems and digital expertise. Continue reading
The New York City Police Department is testing new drones that are designed to transmit audio messages to the public, such as announcements warning of dangerous weather or nearby emergencies. On Sunday, NYC’s emergency notification system announced on Twitter that the NYPD would be “conducting a test of remote-piloted public messaging capabilities” that day, following several weeks of heavy rain and rare flash flood warnings impacting the city.
Raytheon in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded a follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to reduce risk for future air breathing hypersonic systems. Under the agreement, the Raytheon-led team will build and fly additional Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) flight vehicles. Continue reading
Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy Turkish drones, one of several lucrative contracts President Recep Tayyip Erdogan secured for Turkey’s struggling economy as Ankara reaps the benefits of his recent diplomatic push to repair ties with Gulf Arab powers. Continue reading
In 2023 Veolia Water updated its drone fleet with the addition of a new Elios, with the aim of reducing inspection costs and inspection time, but also improving the safety of its workers. Now, the Elios 3 is considered “an irreplaceable tool […] and a new member within the team that we use every day”. Continue reading
Of the roughly 100,000 people who fly drones in Switzerland, only around half have so far conformed with a legal obligation to register with the authorities. Continue reading
The development of military forces can only be successful if we build up the Hungarian defense industry, the Minister Commissioner for Defense Innovation stressed at the official presentation of the Hungarian-developed unmanned aerial vehicle. Continue reading
British engineers have successfully completed a stratospheric flight trial of BAE Systems’ High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS) Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) – PHASA-35. Continue reading