Author Archives: The Editor
Orbital Corp Gets $1.4M Contract Continuation for UAV Engine
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine developer Orbital Corporation has received a A$2.08 million continuation contract with its major Singapore customer for the Design and Development and Verification and Validation phase of the principal engine development contract signed in July 2022. Continue reading
Mapping Pedestrian Street Behaviour Using UAVs
A new study published in PLOS ONE tests the performance of UAV-based observation techniques in measuring pedestrian activity in two comparative settings in Santiago de Chile. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $11M US Navy BQM-177A Target Contract
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems Inc., Sacramento, California, is awarded an $11,123,211 modification (P00001) to a firm-fixed-price contract (N0001923C0021). This modification provides for the production and delivery of 15 additional full rate production Lot 4 BQM-177A surface launched aerial targets. Continue reading
US Army Trials BAE Systems Counter-Drone Laser Guidance Kits
The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) has successfully tested BAE Systems’ APKWS laser-guidance kits in a counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) mission. The testing against Class-2 UAS paves the way for fielding of the precision-guided rockets to partner nations around the globe.
Qii.AI to Provide AI Corrosion Detection on Royal Canadian Navy Vessels
Qii.AI, the provider of AI-assisted digital inspection software, announced that it has entered into a license and AI customization agreement with Canada’s Naval Engineering Test Establishment (“NETE”) to provide the Qii platform for use in the Royal Canadian Navy’s ship inspection program. Continue reading
PrecisionHawk and European Geo-Tech Company Field Merge
PrecisionHawk and European technology company Field have merged, bringing world-leading geospatial data analysis solutions to the US infrastructure and energy sectors and beyond. Continue reading
