France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from security threats including drone strikes, the interior minister said. Continue reading
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Swarms of AI Drones, Vehicles Track Targets in AUKUS Tests
Trilateral AUKUS partners successfully demonstrated a trial of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomy under the Advanced Capabilities pillar (Pillar II), April 28 in the UK. Continue reading
HyliumX Liquid Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone Can Fly for 5-Hours Straight
Korea’s Hydrogen Industries Inc. and just announced its entry into the UAV market with the HyliumX liquid hydrogen fuel cell drone which reportedly can fly for over 5-hours straight without needing to be powered up. Continue reading
Boeing’s Ghost Bat Loyal Wingman Drone Spotted in US
Boeing revealed that its MQ-28 Ghost Bat is hanging out stateside in a first public look at the drone on US soil, months after the Air Force said it wanted to conduct flight test experiments with the loyal wingman platform. Continue reading
New York Port Authority Delivers Future with Cargo Drone Test
One year after the Port Authority launched a new Girl Scout badge to encourage and educate girls in science, technology, engineering and math careers, the agency marked the partnership by sending a box of Raspberry Rally cookies across the Hudson River. In just 15 minutes, the 10-ounce box of cookies traveled from Greenville Yards in Jersey City, N.J., to Brooklyn, N.Y., without crossing a bridge or a tunnel or riding a boat. Continue reading
uAvionix Miniaturized Transponder Selected for Tactical Resupply UAS
uAvionix Corporation defense customer, SURVICE Engineering of Belcamp, MD has been awarded a production contract from the Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Aircraft Systems Program Office. The production efforts will successfully equip U.S. warfighters using Tactical Resupply Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TRUAS) with innovative multirotor drones that augment logistical operations at the forward edge of the battlefield. Continue reading
Raytheon Gets $147M US Navy Coyote Contract
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona, is awarded a $146,664,212 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the Future Advanced Strike (FAST) effort. The objective of FAST is to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and precision strike capability. Continue reading
FAA Releases BVLOS Waiver Requests for Public Comment
The FAA announced that it’s eyeing beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) exemption approvals for four top aviation firms, opening the door to expanded unmanned operations. Now we know exactly what permissions they’re asking for. Continue reading