During Amazon’s re:MARS Conference (Machine Learning, Automation, Robotics and Space) in Las Vegas, the company unveiled its latest Prime Air drone design. Continue reading
Plug Power Buys UAV Fuel Cell Specialist EnergyOr
Plug Power Inc., a provider of hydrogen engines and fueling solutions enabling e-mobility, today announced the acquisition of EnergyOr’s technology, assets, and personnel. EnergyOr is based in Montreal, Canada, and is the leader in advanced lightweight and compact PEM hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) systems for robotics, small scale material handling and aerospace applications. Continue reading
Zomato Successfully its Tests First Meal Delivery Drone
Indian food delivery and restaurant discovery platform Zomato has taken the next-generation tech leap with its first successful attempt at food delivery via Drone. Continue reading
Energy-Efficient Data Routing in Cooperative UAV Swarms
A new energy-efficient data routing algorithm developed by an international team could keep unmanned aerial vehicle swarms flying—and helping—longer, according to a report just published by an international team of researchers. Continue reading
Trump Wants More Spent on UAS
The White House has just published this Letter from the President to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Continue reading
Honeywell to Supply Radar System for UAM Prototype
Honeywell has signed an agreement with an unnamed air taxi developer to supply multiple units of its new IntuVueTM RDR-84K Band Radar System for the developer’s urban air mobility (UAM) prototype aircraft. The innovative, compact and lightweight software-based radar detects multiple obstacles in and around its flight path and is a major step toward automating the takeoff and landing of UAM aircraft. Continue reading
Russia Develops New Jamming Method
Russia’s Central Military District developed and tested a new method of jamming enemy aircraft using three different types of ground-based electronic counter-measures systems. Continue reading
AeroVironment Acquires Pulse Aerospace for $25.7M
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced it has acquired Pulse Aerospace, LLC, a developer and supplier of small VTOL UAS, for $25.7 million in cash, including milestone-based earn-out payments of $5 million. AeroVironment financed the transaction entirely from available cash on hand. Continue reading