Four out of five Britons would support the widespread adoption of drones if stringent safety, security and monitoring measures existed, according to a new report by Vodafone. Continue reading
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PigeonBot Biohybrid Drone Flies with Feathered Wings
Scientists at Stanford University’s Bio-Inspired Research & Design (BIRD) lab understand that birds can morph the shape of their wings to suit various flying patterns, such as takeoff, landing, and turning, and are trying to transform that masterpiece of evolution into something mechanical. Continue reading
Draganfly’s New Payloads for Environmental Monitoring
Draganfly Inc. has announced three new specialized payload offerings, which are intended to expand agricultural research and environmental monitoring using drones. Continue reading
Giant Ekranoplan – Russia’s Flying Ship
In the 1960s, the leader of the Soviet Union, Nikita Khrushchev bragged that his nation had ships that could jump right over bridges. His cryptic words confused Western leaders, but he was alluding to a secret project deep within the Soviet Union. Continue reading
Federal Railroad Administration Report on Using UAV to Produce Accurate Grade Crossing Profile Data
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has issued a report on its Office of Research, Development and Technology’s study of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to produce accurate 3-D models of high-profile grade crossings. Continue reading
Waver Drone Inspects Infrastructure on Land, on Water and in the Air
Japanese startup FPV Robotics is leveraging drone technology to address a growing global need: inspecting ageing infrastructure in an effort to avoid major issues like unexpected bridge collapses. FPV Robotics CEO and founder Masaki Komagata showed me his company’s production Waver drone, which is debuting for the first time ever at CES 2020 in Las Vegas. Continue reading
US Navy Builds Aircraft Carrier Drone Headquarters
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman
The US Navy is building a special new command and control mini “drone-headquarters” space on its aircraft carriers to operate deck-launched drones as part of a strategy aimed at massively increasing the scope of carrier-launched drone missions in coming years. Continue reading
Blackjack Fielding Complete for US Navy, Marine Corps
Marines lift an RQ-21A Blackjack onto a launcher before flight operations aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha
The fielding of the RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aerial system achieved full operational capability in 2019, the US Navy’s program manager said. Continue reading