. Skyfront has announced that the Skyfront Perimeter 8+ WC, a variant of the hybrid-electric Perimeter 8+ drone equipped with a water-cooled engine and heat-tolerant avionics, is now available for desert operations worldwide. Continue reading
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Innovative Cleaning Agents Support Drone Cleaning of Solar Panels
. Emil Otto GmbH, a supplier of cleaning and soldering agents for the solar industry, has already launched a range of products for cleaning solar panels. These innovative cleaning media also support cleaning with drones and thereby significantly increase the efficiency and longevity of solar systems. At the same time, the effort required to clean solar panels is reduced. Continue reading
UK’s First Permanent Vertiport Opens at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre
The UK’s first permanent vertiport will be officially unveiled on July 17th. in Llanbedr, North Wales. SLiNK-TECH designed the first vertiport of its kind in the UK, the launch of which marks a significant milestone for the UK drone industry. Continue reading
Lebanese Man Arrested in Germany, Accused of Supplying Drone Parts to Hezbollah
German prosecutors announced on Monday the arrest of a Lebanese man suspected of being affiliated with the Hezbollah militant group. He is accused of sourcing drone components intended for export and use in attacks against Israel. Continue reading
Crash-Perching on Vertical Poles with a Hugging-Wing Robot
Perching with winged Unmanned Aerial Vehicles has often been solved by means of complex control or intricate appendages. Mohammad Askari, Michele Benciolini, Hoang-Vu Phan, William Stewart & Dario Floreano, researchers at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, present a method that relies on passive wing morphing for crash-landing on trees and other types of vertical poles: Continue reading
Angry Birds Attack Drones Patrolling New York City Beach
A fleet of drones patrolling New York City’s beaches for signs of sharks and struggling swimmers is drawing backlash from an aggressive group of seaside residents: local shorebirds. Continue reading
NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy for USMC Aerial Logistics Connector Program
NAVAIR has selected Near Earth Autonomy to lead one of the teams demonstrating optimized logistics using rotorcraft for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium (NASC). Continue reading
Vision Flex Excels at 2024 IDEaS Counter UAS Sandbox in Canada
The Counter UAS Sandbox, organised by Canada’s Department of National Defence in Suffield, Alberta, hosted industry leaders in advanced solutions for detecting and defeating of UAS. Continue reading