Soldiers at Fort Moore are competing in the U.S. Army’s first small drone competition with a wild obstacle course modeled off tactics and terrain of the war in Ukraine and threats American troops now face in the Middle East. Continue reading
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Amazon’s Delivery Drones Won’t Fly In Arizona’s Summer Heat
Amazon plans to start flying delivery drones in Arizona this year — but don’t count on them to bring you a refreshing drink on a hot day. The hexacopter can’t operate when temperatures top 104 degrees Fahrenheit, or 40 degrees Celsius, the company says, and average daily highs exceed that for three months of the year in Tolleson, the city outside Phoenix where Amazon is preparing to offer aerial deliveries from inside a 7.5-mile radius. Continue reading
Paris Olympics Defence System Mistakes Air Conditioners for Drones
Significant problems have been discovered in the operation of the Thales Parade system. In particular, it is indicated that the system, when detected, “confuses drones with air conditioning.” Continue reading
Airbus Finalises Acquisition of Aerovel and its UAS Flexrotor
Airbus has finalised the acquisition of U.S.-based Aerovel and its unmanned aerial system (UAS), Flexrotor, in a move to strengthen its portfolio of tactical unmanned solutions. Flexrotor is a small tactical unmanned aerial system designed for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) missions at sea and over land. Continue reading
Israel is Shooting Down a Lot of its Own Drones
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are knocking down a substantial number of their own drones in the course of operations, a U.S. Marine Corps officer has disclosed. This underscores serious challenges that air defense forces in the U.S. military also face in telling friendly and hostile drones apart as uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), as well as loitering munitions, become ever more ubiquitous even in operations involving very small units. Continue reading
US Air Force Demos Assembly, Deployment of 3D-Printed Drones in Under 24 Hours
In an open area of the Eglin Air Force Base range known as B-70, a group of Air Force field grade officers and black-shirted innovators huddled together above an eight-pound model aircraft as they raced against their deadline to build it. Continue reading
Russians Show Ingenious Solution Against Ukrainian FPV-Drones
Russian troops have invented an interesting way to counter Ukrainian drones. They began to attach nets to their motorcycles. Although a net attached only on one side is unlikely to save the occupier’s life in any way. Continue reading
uAvionix Awarded FAA Contract to Scale C-Band Frequency Management for Regional UAS C2
uAvionix has announced that it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract to scale C-Band frequency management for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS) Command and Control (C2) communications to a regional level with multiple UAS operating in proximity to one another. Continue reading