During the second field experiment for DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program, which took place at Fort Benning, Georgia, teams of autonomous air and ground robots tested tactics on a mission to isolate an urban objective. Continue reading
Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Unveils UAS Unit
It’s been about a year in the making, but the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office has officially launched an Unmanned Aircraft Unit. The aircraft will be used for any type of hazardous incidents that would benefit from an aerial perspective. Continue reading
Gray Eagle Crashes Near Baghdad
A U.S. MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) crashed on August 7 in the district of Radwaniyah west of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Continue reading
HAPSMobile Receives Authorization to Fly in Stratosphere Above Hawaii
HAPSMobile Inc., a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp., announced that it received a COA2 (Certificate of Authorization) from the FAA (US Federal Aviation Administration) to fly “HAWK30,” a solar-powered unmanned aircraft assembled in April 2019 to provide a stratospheric telecommunications platform system, in the Hawaiian island of Lanai’s stratosphere. Continue reading
Skysense Launches High Power Outdoor Charging Pad
After months of testing and the first successful deployments in Norway and Finland, Skysense has announced the launch of its new High Power Outdoor Charging Pad product line. Continue reading
Elbit Signs UAV Production Deal with Kazakhstan
As part of the state defense order, Kazakhstan Aviation Industry LLP entered into a long-term contract with the company Elbit Systems Ltd. (Israel) for the assembly, production and maintenance of UAVs. Continue reading
Sheriff’s Department Gets Federal Waiver to Fly Drones Over People
The Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department announced that the agency has received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) over people. Continue reading
NASA Launches National UAV Safety Competition
The Safeguard with Autonomous Navigation Demonstration (SAND) is an opportunity for small businesses to compete in an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) competition to help NASA address safety-critical risks associated with flying UAVs in the national airspace such as: flight outside of approved airspace, unsafe proximity to people or property, and critical system failure. Continue reading