General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) received a $17.8 million award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to design and develop an unmanned Off-Board Sensing Station (OBSS) aircraft. Continue reading
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Axon and Fotokite Combine Tethered Drones with Livestreaming and Evidence Management
Axon, a supplier of connected public safety technologies, in partnership with Fotokite, a service provider of actively tethered Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) solutions, commonly referred to as drones, and public safety software tools, have announced the autonomous Fotokite Sigma UAS complete with wireless livestreaming and evidence management is now commercially available to public safety customers in the US and Canada. Continue reading
India’s Secret Ghatak Programme
Ghatak [Hindi-language = Lethal or Dangerous] is a fully funded and sanctioned national defence project for an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). Autonomous Unmanned Research Aircraft (AURA) was a tentative name for an Indian UCAV project, but was eventually called the Ghatak UCAV. In 2007 the public learned about the AURA program for an autonomous unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), being developed by the DRDO for the Indian Air Force. Continue reading
Embry-Riddle and AIRT Partner to Study Public Safety and Emergency Services Use of Drones
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a premier aviation and aerospace institution has announced a partnership with the Airborne International Response Team (AIRT), the 501(c)3 non-profit organization supporting the use of unmanned systems for public safety and disaster response to collaborate on education and research exploring how first responders are deploying small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) within the National Airspace System (NAS). Continue reading
senseFly Added to Blue sUAS 2.0 List of Drone Suppliers
eBee TAC drone
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. a provider of full-stack drone, sensor and software solutions, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, senseFly, has been named to the Blue sUAS 2.0 list, published by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) earlier this month. Continue reading
Kratos Gets $17.6M US Air Force Award to Develop Jet UAS for Manned-Unmanned Teaming
XQ-58A Valkyrie, F-35 Lightning II, and F-22 Raptor fly in formation
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has announced that Kratos Unmanned Systems Division has been awarded a $17,677,612, 12-month cost plus fixed-fee contract to design and develop an Off Board Sensing Station (OBSS) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in support of Air Force Research Laboratory’s Autonomous Collaborative Platforms (ACP) technology maturation portfolio. Continue reading
Russia’s Ataka-Shorokh Acoustic UAV Detector Completes Factory Trials
Ataka-Shorokh acoustic reconnaissance module (Photo Rostec)
The Ataka-Shorokh acoustic reconnaissance module, created by the specialists of the subsidiary holding Ruselectronics, has successfully passed the factory acceptance tests. The equipment confirmed the declared technical characteristics – in particular, the ability to detect drones flying in radio silence by sound at a distance. Continue reading
Reliable Robotics Raises $100M to Expand Remotely Piloted Cargo Operations
Reliable Robotics Autolanding gear is visible on a Cessna 208 Cargomaster
Reliable Robotics, a supplier of automated aircraft systems, has announced a $100 million Series C funding round led by Coatue Management. Coatue joins past investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, Eclipse Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures and Pathbreaker Ventures to bring total fundraising over $133 million. Continue reading