The inaugural FAI World Drone Soccer Championships kicks off in Shanghai, China on 15 November with futuristic and fast-paced matches set to bring the thrills of a team game to the world of air sports. Continue reading
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AI Drones Give Buildings an ‘MRI’ to Make them More Energy-Efficient and Resilient
Older buildings let thousands of dollars-worth of energy go to waste each year through leaky roofs, old windows, and insufficient insulation. But even as building owners face mounting pressure to comply with stricter energy codes, making smart decisions about how to invest in efficiency is a major challenge. Continue reading
uAvionix and OneSky Partner to Advance UAS Traffic Management with Integrated FlightLine ADS-B Data
– uAvionix, a leader in advanced airspace surveillance and communications solutions, and OneSky, a global provider of uncrewed traffic management (UTM) and airspace intelligence platforms, today announced a strategic partnership integrating uAvionix’s FlightLine ADS-B traffic data directly into OneSky’s enterprise UTM platform via API. Continue reading
Polish Consortium Unveils Modular Robotic Recon System to NATO
During a presentation for members of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s Defense and Security Committee, solutions developed by the WITPiS and Chema DS consortium were demonstrated, according to a statement posted by Chema DS. Continue reading
Ukraine’s $2,500 Drones Down 1,000 Russian Shaheds in 4 Months
Ukraine’s battle against Russia’s relentless drone assaults has found a powerful counter in the STING interceptor drone, a compact, fast, and cost-effective weapon designed to neutralize enemy UAVs mid-air. Continue reading
US Researchers Develop Sound-Based Navigation for Tiny Drones
When Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Professor Nitin Sanket watches birds weave through forests or bats fly effortlessly in the dark, he sees more than nature’s marvels—he sees the future of robotics. Continue reading
BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace to Collaborate on Unmanned Air Systems
– BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a strategic alliance to explore opportunities to collaborate on the development of unmanned air systems (UAS). Continue reading
US Army to Buy 1 Million Drones in Major Acquisition Ramp-Up
The U.S. Army aims to buy at least a million drones in the next two to three years and could acquire anywhere from a half million drones to millions of them annually in the years that follow, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said. Continue reading