Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has revealed the Drone Guard – a new system for drone detection, identification and flight disruption. The IAI said that it has recently begun to sell this system to some customers, after it was also successfully tested in scenarios of simultaneous drone attacks. Continue reading
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US Army Readies Shadow Block 3 Engine Competition
The US Army plans to release a solicitation for a Block III engine for its Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow tactical unmanned aircraft system (UAS) later this year, according to the army’s product manager for the platform.
Tiny Simultaneous Localization and Mapping for UAS
Working deeply with CERN (European Centre for Nuclear Research) in 2012, French startup Terabee has taken IR-based time-of-flight (ToF) to centimetre-level, boasting update frequencies up to 1kHz for fast moving robots and drones.
Myanmar Deploys Chinese UAVs in Counter-Insurgency
Amid continuing clashes with ethnic rebels, Myanmar’s military is confirmed as having deployed unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) for counter-insurgency operations in the north of the Southeast Asian country.
Germany to Revise Civil UAS Regulations
Due to the fast-growing number of drone operations, Minister of Transport Alexander Dobrindt recently announced the revision of the rules governing the use of civil drones in Germany. According to the minister, such use is not sufficiently regulated (eg, light drones equipped with cameras that can be controlled by smartphones). Continue reading
DroneDeploy Users Map 3,000,000 Acres
At the Drones Data X Conference in San Francisco, Mike Winn, co-founder and CEO of DroneDeploy, announced in his keynote that our users had achieved a new industry milestone: 3,000,000 drone mapped acres across 120 countries.
Camcopter S-100 again Supports Refugee Rescue Missions in the Mediterranean
After the successful 2014 and 2015 operations, Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-100 continues its substantial support of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS), a global search-and-rescue charity organization. Continue reading
Analysis of FAA Data Shows Decline in UAS Sightings
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) has released an updated analysis of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA’s) drone data, which finds a month-by-month decline in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sightings since peaking in August 2015. The apparent decrease in monthly sightings is remarkable as it comes despite an influx of nearly 700,000 to one million new devices sold last year. Continue reading