“Oh wow, that’s amazing! It’s still flying,” commented Guido de Croon enthusiastically about a drone’s flying skills in Tomatoworld’s greenhouse in the Netherlands. Continue reading
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House Passes Legislation to Use Drone Technology to Inspect Critical Infrastructure
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) have applauded the House passage of the Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act, a bill within the jurisdiction of the committee. Continue reading
Lockheed Invests $100M into F-35 Controlled Combat Drones
On a battlefield a decade or so in the future, a C-130 drops a pallet loaded with small, expendable drones, which break off and immediately begin flying toward a formation of F-35s. Continue reading
AeroVironment Introduces VAPOR 55 MX All-Electric Helicopter UAS
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the launch of the next-generation VAPOR Helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), VAPOR 55 MX. Continue reading
Quantum-Systems and Teleplan Globe Team to Aid Special Forces
Teleplan Globe, software and system solutions company from Oslo and Munich-based drone manufacturer Quantum-Systems have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to integrate the FACNAV battle space management system into the Quantum-Systems Vector & Scorpion 2-in-1 platform. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Unveils First Australian MQ-4C Triton
Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled Australia’s first MQ-4C Triton autonomous aircraft during a ceremony at its high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft production site in California. Continue reading
Alpha A900 System Achieves Interoperability with IRIS Ahead of NATO Exercise
As part of the preparations for the participation in the new edition of the REP(MUS) 22 exercise, which will be held throughout September on the Troia and Sesimbra peninsula (Portugal) and led by the Marinha Portuguesa, the Spanish companies Alpha Unmanned Systems and GMV have achieved interoperability of their systems. Continue reading
Thales Showcases the Safe and Efficient Management of Drones in Taiwanese Airspace
On 29 August 2022, Thales performed a real-time autonomous drone flight monitoring trial in Hsinchu, Jianshi Township, in the presence of Mr. Wang, Kwo-Tsai, Minister of Transportation and Communications, and key delegations from Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Continue reading