Pennsylvania Power and Light (PPL) has received permission from the FAA to use drones to inspect more than 50,000 miles of power lines in its 29-county service area in central and eastern Pennsylvania. Continue reading
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Rogue Drones Have Met their Match
Aim. Engage. Stop. Battelle’s revolutionary DroneDefender, is the first portable, accurate, rapid-to-use counter-weapon to stop suspicious or hostile drones in flight, providing critical security protection at home and abroad.
Sagem Patroller Demonstrates Homeland Security Performance for European AIRBEAM project
The Patroller (1) drone system from Sagem (Safran) operated very successfully in homeland security tests from October 5 to 8 within the scope of AIRBEAM, a European Integrated Project.
Korean Air Displays In-Service KUS-FT at ADEX 2015
Korean Air displayed the KUS-FT tactical unmanned aerial system (UAS) at the ADEX 2015 defence exhibition in Seoul. Continue reading
GA‑ASI Gets $358M Full-Rate Production Contract for 19 Improved Gray Eagles from US Army
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced that it has been awarded a full-rate production contract by the US Army for 19 Improved Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft to be delivered by September 2018.
First US Army Unmanned Flight in National Airspace
The 1st Infantry Division made history Sept. 30 by flying an unmanned aerial system for the first time in the Army in Federal Aviation Administration-controlled airspace.
Siberians Design UAS for Extreme Arctic Climate
Scientists of the Omsk State Technical University have created an unmanned aircraft for the work in the extreme conditions of the Arctic region, head of the university’s Experimental Design Bureau Small Unmanned Vehicles Pavel Pogarsky told TASS. Continue reading
Lockheed Martin Solution Responds to UAS Threats
At this year’s Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting, Lockheed Martin unveiled a new capability that will allow users to detect and counter emerging threats from Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The solution, ICARUS, was designed to operate defensively in various threat environments. Continue reading