Kespry Inc., which designs automated drone systems for commercial use, has announced that it has been selected by Woolpert to provide commercial drone systems to support the company’s site surveying and mapping needs.
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Canada wants Armed UAS
The Canadian Air Force is moving ahead with its weaponised drone program. The government published the call-out to the defense industry on Friday, asking military contractors to spell out how they would build a Canadian drone fleet. Continue reading
Pentagon Eyes Laser-Armed Drones to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles
Four years after the Air Force’s missile–zapping Boeing 747 went to its final resting place in the Arizona desert, the Pentagon is thinking anew about airborne lasers that shoot down ballistic missiles. This time, they’d be mounted on smaller, higher-flying drones. Continue reading
US Army Special Ops Want Multi-Intelligence UAS
Army aviation special operators want new unmanned aircraft systems that can carry multiple sensors to collect vital intelligence from the battlefield and they’re working with the Army to achieve the capability, Brig. Gen. Erik Peterson, the Army Special Operations Aviation Command commander, said last Thursday. Continue reading
Anti-Drone Net System
Theiss UAV Solutions has unveiled EXCIPIO, a non-destructive unmanned aircraft that launches a net to capture drones and other targets. Continue reading
Drones Help Predict Next Volcanic Eruption
Scientists in Iceland are turning to new technologies to help them predict the next major volcanic eruption there. Katla is one of the country’s most active and dangerous volcanoes, covered by the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Researchers are watching it very closely because it has the potential to be more damaging than the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which brought Europe to a standstill in 2010. Continue reading
Guinness World Record: Intel and Ars Electronica Futurelab Send 100 Drones Aloft at Night
“One rarely experiences moments in which it becomes crystal clear how important and rewarding it can be to defy all the naysayers, to steadfastly pursue a vision and to work unwaveringly for years to bring it to fruition.” That’s how Horst Hörtner, director of the Ars Electronica Futurelab, summarized what was going through his head when 100 drones took off in pursuit of a world record in November 2015.
Disney Applies to use Drones at Disneyland
The Walt Disney Co. is seeking an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration so it can possibly use drones for its nightly fireworks show at Disneyland and at Walt Disney World. Continue reading