Microavia, the first UAE-based drone company, is gearing up to revolutionise the MENA region’s security sector with new age AI-based and heavy duty drones fit for uses across sectors, including law enforcement and border security, amid projections of a long-term high double-digit growth in the region’s currently estimated $1.2 billion commercial drone market. Continue reading
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Huawei Unveils Smart Fire Detection Solution Using 5G, AI and Drones
Huawei, in cooperation with startup company PROBOTEK, launched its early fire detection use case in Cyprus’ capital Nicosia. The solution, which uses Cyta’s 5G network, has been deployed in Athalassa Park under the umbrella of Huawei’s “Smart & Green Village” program. Continue reading
Shield AI and Sentient Vision to Offer AI-Enabled Real-Time Situational Awareness
A groundbreaking AI technology collaboration between Shield AI, an American defense technology company building an AI pilot, and Sentient Vision Systems (Sentient), an Australia-based supplier of AI-enabled real-time situational awareness to deliver a next generation wide area motion imagery (WAMI) solution has been given the green light with a LTA (Long Term Agreement) to supply Sentient’s ViDAR solution on the V-BAT VTOL UAS. Continue reading
DroneShield Launches SensorFusionAI
DroneShield has launched SensorFusionAI (SFAI), a sensor-agnostic, 3D data fusion engine for complex environments. Continue reading
Johns Hopkins Uses AI to Prevent Drone Collisions Amid Traffic Spike
A team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University, led by the Institute for Assured Autonomy’s Lanier Watkins and Louis Whitcomb , has used artificial intelligence to model a system that could more safely orchestrate drone traffic by replacing some human-in-the-loop processes with autonomous decision-making. Continue reading
AI-Enabled XQ-58 UAV Accomplishes Tactical Test
The US Air Force demonstrated artificial intelligence-enabled air combat during a successful launch of an XQ-58A Valkyrie here Aug. 22. This flight helps develop a trained tactical autonomy algorithm from simulation through flight test on a high-performance, uncrewed air vehicle. Continue reading
Ukraine is Now Using AI-Powered Drones
Ukrainian-produced SAKER SCOUT drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and advanced optics promise to enhance the effectiveness of Ukrainian troops by detecting enemy targets often missed by the human eye, even when hidden under camouflage. Continue reading
First Autonomous Flight Advances AI Proving Ground
The Osprey MK III, an unmanned aerial system, made its first autonomous test flight July 20 as part of the new Autonomy, Data, and AI Experimentation Proving Ground effort at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Continue reading