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Khurais oilfield, Saudi Arabia, attacked by drones September 14, 2019
Scott Crino, the CEO of Red Six Solutions, discusses drone attacks on critical infrastructure in the Middle East on May 27, 2020 at the Atlantic Council. Joining Dr Crino is the Honorable Mary Beth Long, Principal and Co-founder of Global Alliance Advisors, and Kirsten Fontenrose, the Council’s Director, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative. Continue reading
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) have announced the two-part virtual event for the FAA UAS Symposium – Remotely Piloted Edition, Episodes I and II, will take place on July 8 to 9 and August 18 to 19, 2020. Continue reading
Phoenix-Wings,a young German company focusing on cargo drones, scores at the international Lake Kivu Challenge (LKC) held in Rwanda, Africa. Using its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone “Manta Ray”, the company won the sample pickup competition and also closely competed in the emergency delivery part. Continue reading
A Rwandan drone company has emerged among the winners of the 2020 Lake Kivu Challenge (LKC) drone flying competitions, the first of its kind that seeks to demonstrate real use cases for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) on the African continent. Continue reading
The organizing committee of the Lake Kivu Challenge on May 5 announced the Flying Competition’s winners and named Wingcopter the winner of the Emergency Delivery category. Wingcopter also received a special award for its safety procedures. As a winner, the company receives a prize money of GBP 65,000. Continue reading
A group of entrepreneurs presented their nascent products and discoveries during a virtual pitch meeting on April 8 held as part of Starburst Aerospace Accelerator’s latest Selection Committee event. Headquartered in Paris, Starburst’s U.S. team brought in 10 hopeful companies, all vying for partnership agreements, venture capitalist funding and a chance to join Starburst’s Accelerator Program. Continue reading
The National Institute of Standards and Safety Public Safety Communications Research has launched the First Responder UAS Endurance Challenge with prize offerings totalling $552,000. UAS Challenge opened on April 1 for proposal submissions through the website. Continue reading
The AUVSI has issued a statement saying that its Board of Directors has made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2020. This decision was based on currently available information, and with the best interests of its members, exhibitors, attendees and the global community in mind. Continue reading