Federal aviation regulators by September expect to develop a foundation for a detailed plan to integrate drones into U.S. airspace, and then enact it in December, congressional investigators said in a new report. Continue reading
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Boeing Directed Energy: Blasting Targets with Lasers
Engineers at Boeing are building laser systems to protect troops. The US Army’s High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) directs powerful light beams that stop UAVs, mortars and artillery in midair. Continue reading
Korean Solar UAV Flies at 14KM Above Sea Level
On Aug. 11, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that its EAV-3, a high-altitude UAV powered by solar cells, succeeded in flying into the stratosphere with the altitude of 14 km above sea level. Continue reading
Four WW1 Fighter Aircraft Stage DogFight
Four World War One aircraft, a Sopwith Camel, Nieuport 11, Fokker Dr.1 and a Fokker D.VII go head-to-head in a dogfight at low level, simulating some of the battles seen in the skies above Belgium and France during World War One. Continue reading
Google Closes New Mexico UAV Facility
Officials say Google will repay New Mexico nearly $1 million in economic assistance funds after announcing it was pulling a subsidiarity out of the state. Continue reading
Israel Sets Specs for Infantry UAV
The Israeli defence forces (IDF) have drawn up the main design features of a “personal” unmanned air vehicle that will be carried by a large number of infantry soldiers in any formation of a battalion-level unit. Continue reading
Drone Finds Hackable Devices
Security researchers have created a flying drone capable of sniffing out devices connecting to the internet. Researchers at security firm Praetorian created the drone using a custom-made tracking tool.
NASA Developing Space Exploration Drones
NASA engineers are developing a Martian quadcopter designed to fly in the Red Planet’s thin atmosphere and gather samples from sites inaccessible to rovers. Continue reading