The U.S. Secret Service said that it plans to deploy a small drone during President Donald Trump’s visit to his golf club in New Jersey this month as the agency considers new ways to provide protection. Continue reading
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Farmers Insurance Gets Drone Fleet
Farmers Insurance has announced that it has enlisted a fleet of unmanned aerial aircraft systems (UAS) to enhance the claims experience for customers who have suffered significant damage to their roof following major weather events. Continue reading
Drones to Protect Koala Bears in Queensland
Queensland University of Technology will deploy drones in a high-tech effort to find and protect koalas in South East Queensland, with the State Government announcing a funding boost for koala conservation. Continue reading
Northrop Grumann Gets $20M Triton Upgrade Contract
Northrop Grumman won an almost $20 million to carry out engineering and analysis on emerging obsolescence issues with the MQ-4C Triton. Continue reading
Sukhoi’s Okhotnik-B Project
A photo of an advanced Russian strike drone, which will be equipped with stealth technologies of Russia’s fifth-generation T-50 PAK FA fighter, has emerged on the internet. Continue reading
NOAA Picks SuperSwift for Nighttime Fire Observation
Black Swift Technologies (BST), a specialized engineering firm based in Boulder, Colo., is supplying its small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) nighttime wildfire measurements. Continue reading
Singapore Acquires Gamekeeper Anti-Drone Radar
The Republic of Singapore has acquired an advanced radar system which is able to detect and track even small consumer drones within a radius of 5km. The Gamekeeper radar, a counter-drone detection system, has been installed near the Singapore Flyer. Continue reading
Insitu Celebrates One Million Flight Hours
Insitu reached a milestone worth celebrating when the company’s unmanned platforms — ScanEagle, Integrator and RQ-21A Blackjack — hit a collective one million operational flight hours last week. This event represents the latest achievement in the company’s 23 years of professional aviation history. Continue reading