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The Tanzania National Parks Authority (TANAPA) says it is looking to deploy the French-made Delair Tech DT-18 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to carry out surveillance operations over key national reserves to protect critically endangered elephant and rhinos from poachers. Continue reading
The US Army has begun to install a ground-based sense and avoid radar at five installations to keep UAVs from crashing into other flying objects. The radar, built by SRC, is planned for five sites to allow the General Atomics-built MQ-1C Gray Eagle fly safely in domestic airspace, said Col. Courtney Cote, project manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, speaking at an industry conference last week. Continue reading
Iran’s state TV on Wednesday broadcast footage of an aircraft it says is a replica of a RQ-170 captured in 2011. Continue reading
DJI CEO Frank Wang, creator of the Phantom drone, speaks from the company’s Shenzhen, China headquarters about DJI’s start and the future of unmanned aircraft. Continue reading
In this clip SenseFly’s eXom is flying 100% autonomously, without being remotely controlled and without the use of GPS. It is using its onboard vision and ultrasonic proximity sensors to stabilise, hold and correct its position, while the artificial intelligence built into its autopilot enables it to execute pre-programmed movements in sync with the music. Continue reading
The United States has offered to supply to Ukraine three RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems in a potential deal worth more than $3 million, a diplomatic source said last week.
Sergei Lupashin, who has created a clever little device called the Fotokite. Essentially, he put the camera drone on a leash. Continue reading