The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an industry engagement effort to develop low-cost unmanned air systems following the June scrapping of the Mosquito ‘loyal wingman’ combat drone project. Continue reading
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RIEGL Introduces New UAV LiDAR Solutions
Among the products launched at Intergeo by lidar companies were two products from RIEGL focused on UAV-based laser scanning. The RIEGL VUX-160-23 and VUX-120-23 are the updated and extended versions of their UAV lidar sensor product line. Continue reading
Skyfire Consulting and Textron Systems Team for Public Safety Market
Skyfire Consulting, an experienced public safety UAS consulting group, has announced it has teamed up with Textron Systems – a supplier of geospatial data analysis and image processing software and services – to offer more actionable data to public safety agencies and Drone First Responder (DFR) programs. Continue reading
Successful XQ-58A Valkyrie Block 2 Test Flight
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. announced that it has recently completed a successful flight of its production XQ-58A Valkyrie aircraft for the Block 2 Valkyrie Maturation Program. The program team includes the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Yuma Proving Ground, and Kratos. Continue reading
Russia Claims Lancet Kamikaze UAVs Can Beat Lasers Weapons
Russia claims that its Lancet loitering munition (or ‘suicide,’ ‘kamikaze’ drone) has a first-of-its-kind anti-laser jamming technology that makes it immune to many anti-drone systems. Continue reading
HHLA Sky Receives World’s First Cybersecurity Certification for Drone Systems
HHLA Sky‘s drone system has been certified by the German technical inspection agency TÜV in accordance with the IEC 62443 cybersecurity industry standard. The entire system was tested, including communication between the drones and the Integrated Control Center. Continue reading
Drone Swarm Launcher Truck Displayed at China’s Big Arms Expo
Among the several intriguing concepts and technologies being teased ahead of this year’s Zhuhai Air Show in China is a light vehicle-mounted swarm launcher that will seemingly be capable of launching up to 18 drones. Continue reading
$1M Grand Prize Winner of GENIUS NY UAS Accelerator Announced
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the winner of the $1 million grand prize from round six of the GENIUS NY accelerator is Archangel Imaging from the United Kingdom. Archangel Imaging deploys smart machines, alongside people, to protect valuable assets and at-risk staff in remote or challenging places. Continue reading