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On November 18, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and its Blue Magic Netherlands (BMNL) partners held their second “shark tank” style event in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The event brought together emerging Dutch companies and attracted more than 350 attendees. Continue reading
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) program office (PMA-263) recently announced that the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Services UAS surpassed one million flight hours in support of operations on land and at sea. Continue reading
The increasing prevalence of drones on the modern battlefield means it’s crucial for our service members to be familiar with the various systems they might encounter, which is why at the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, students learn the ins and outs of about two dozen of these aircraft. Continue reading
As someone who has been reviewing camera drones for over a decade, it’s rare for me to encounter one that feels genuinely new, but what Antigravity has done with its first-ever product, the A1, essentially invents an entirely novel subcategory: the 360 drone. Continue reading
– Silvus Technologies, a Motorola Solutions company and a global leader in advanced wireless networking solutions, has announced that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has added the StreamCaster 4400 Enhanced (SC4400E) mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) radio to its Blue UAS Framework, a rigorous testing and certification program that approves technologies for use in U.S. military unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. Continue reading
This is the humiliating moment Russian troops nearly blow themselves up in a failed drone launch. Continue reading
– General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was at the Dubai Airshow in the United Arab Emirates during November to showcase its YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA). The company is currently undertaking a tour of the Middle East that’s designed to build upon the strong interest it sees in the region for CCAs. Continue reading
A fuel cell system from Intelligent Energy has powered the UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flight – a breakthrough in long-range aerial operations with the potential to transform emergency response, infrastructure inspection and deliveries to remote areas. Continue reading