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Teams from Swift Tactical Systems, in partnership with its Japanese counterpart, Swift-Xi, both subsidiaries of Swift Engineering, completed personnel search and rescue and animal identification missions as part of a contract with Okayama Prefecture in Japan. Continue reading
Using delivery drones in cities consumes up to ten times more energy than electric vans because they can only carry one parcel at a time and require frequent back and forth trips, a new study finds. Continue reading
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced the availability of Quantix Recon, a lightweight, rapidly deployable, fully-automated reconnaissance solution that delivers high resolution, georeferenced terrain, vegetation and infrastructure imagery, providing ground forces with on-demand actionable intelligence. Continue reading
Workhorse Group Inc. , an American technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric vehicles to the last mile delivery sector, has expanded its patent portfolio through a recently filed provisional application, further protecting the HorseFly Unmanned Aerial System and several of the system’s key components and capabilities, including its ground control station, winch deliveries and aircraft structure. Continue reading
AirMap is partnering with TMS Technologies, Taiwan’s leading traffic and transportation consultancy, to extend drone integration services to airspace authorities and enterprises in Taiwan. Continue reading
In an interview with Tasnim, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force’s Drone Division Colonel Akbar Karimloo said that his forces will be receiving the Fotros drone from the Defense Ministry ‘in the near future’. Continue reading
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Animal Dynamics, a technology start-up applying lessons from wildlife to drone design, was formed in 2015 to pursue the science known as biomechanics. The company already has two drones to show for an intimate study of bird and insect life. Continue reading
Remote sensors play a valuable role in collecting data—but recharging these devices while they are scattered over vast and isolated areas can be tedious. A new system is designed to make the charging process easier by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to deliver power using radio waves during a flyby. A specialized antenna on the sensor harvests the signals and converts them into electricity. Continue reading