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First QF-16 Aerial Target from Boeing’s Modification Line in Arizona

A QF-16 takes flight from Boeing’s second modification line over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona

A team from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force completed the first QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target to undergo conversion from a modification line in Arizona. The aircraft was flown last month to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, where it will be used autonomously in future weapons training operations. Continue reading →

Duke Robotics TIKAD Combat Drone has Innovative Stabilization Technology

Duke Robotics introduces TIKAD, an innovative military UAS octocopter drone with a mounted lightweight firearm and advanced stabilization technology. TIKAD features a lightweight robotic gimbal with the unparalleled ability to carry and stabilize payload recoil up to three times its weight. Continue reading →

HAPSMobile and Rwanda to Study Mobile Internet Connectivity Using HAPS

The Rwandan Ministry of ICT and Innovation and HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., announced they signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 29, 2020 under which both parties will conduct a Joint Research Project (“JRP”) that studies the use of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) to provide mobile Internet connectivity in Rwanda. Continue reading →

Numerica’s Software Advances C-UAS Capabilities

Numerica Corporation’s newest commercial software product, MIMIR, is helping to defend against malicious drone activity by enabling the creation of layered Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) capabilities using autonomous sensor fusion and precise target tracking technology. Continue reading →