On Friday, Chinese Global Times reported “PLA logistics soldiers were seen transporting hot food with ground vehicles. In locations where the road was blocked, however, they packed the food, water and medicine, before putting them into several unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that automatically delivered the ‘care packages’ to front-line soldiers.” Continue reading
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Elbit Systems UK Demonstrates Hermes 900 Maritime S&R Flights
Elbit Systems’ Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) recently successfully completed a series of flight demonstrations for the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). Continue reading
Walmart Piloting Drone Delivery with Flytrex
Years ago, Walmart founder Sam Walton famously said, “I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they’ve been.” It remains a guiding principle at Walmart to this day. Continue reading
Manifold Robotics and New York Power Authority to Enable Safe Drone Operation Near Power Lines
Manifold Robotics has announced an agreement with the New York Power Authority (NYPA), the nation’s largest state public power organization, to develop unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) capable of operating safely near power lines. Continue reading
Anduril’s New Drone Injects More AI Into Warfare
The Ghost 4, the latest product from Anduril, a defense-tech startup founded by Palmer Luckey, the creator of Oculus Rift, shows the potential for AI in military systems. Continue reading
Northrop Grumman Gets $11.6M US Navy Fire Scout Upgrade Contract
Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Aeronautics Systems, San Diego, California, is awarded an $11,635,599 cost-plus-fixed-fee order (N00019-20-F-0103) against previously issued basic ordering agreement N00019-20-G-0005. Continue reading
Pipistrel Accepting Orders for eVTOL Cargo Drones
Pipistrel, a pioneer of Type Certified electric aviation, is presenting the Nuuva V300 as the flagship model of the Nuuva series of unmanned air vehicles (UAV). This one‑of‑a‑kind aircraft embodies our vision to disrupt aerial cargo transportation by commercializing the use of electrical vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles. Continue reading
Australian University Adds Chameleon-like Capabilities to Drones
In conjunction with the Department of Defence, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change colour on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the background colours of the sky. Continue reading






