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A small Israeli military drone crashed in Syrian territory on April 19, the Israel Defense Forces says. The drone, a Skylark model, was on a reconnaissance mission when it fell out of the sky due to a technical fault, according to the military. Continue reading
French Police are allowed from Friday April 21 to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of tasks including crowd monitoring and border control, following the publication of a decree in the Official Journal on Thursday April 20. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Sierra Vista, Arizona, has been awarded a $16,372,416 modification (P00023) to previously awarded contract FA8690-21-C-1001 for Global Hawk (RQ-4) aircraft sustainment. Continue reading
A leaked U.S. military assessment says the Chinese military may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound, the Washington Post reported. Continue reading
Specialist consultancy company MGI Engineering has launched its cargo UAV technology demonstrator programme. MGI CEO and Founder Mike Gascoyne officially unveiled its fully functional technology demonstrator at the eVTOL Insights’ London Conference on Wednesday 19 April 2023. Continue reading
Inspired by the adaptable nature of organic brains, researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have introduced a method for robust flight navigation agents to master vision-based fly-to-target tasks in intricate, unfamiliar environments. Continue reading
Hypersonix USA, Inc is partnering with established launch provider Rocket Lab USA, Inc for the first launch of DART AE. Continue reading
Speedbird Aero, a drone delivery company headquartered in Brazil, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with High Lander, an uncrewed traffic management (UTM) developer and service provider from Israel. Continue reading