Under the Defense Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Explainable Artificial Intelligence program (XAI), Raytheon BBN Technologies is developing a first of its kind neural network that explains itself. Continue reading
NASA Prepares Future Supersonic Experimental Flight
Six decades of NASA’s supersonic research is leading the way into a new era of aviation. This research has resulted in cutting-edge technology and a unique aerodynamic design that will demonstrate the ability to fly faster than the speed of sound without creating a loud sonic boom. Continue reading
FAA Grants Nearly 2,000 Waivers to Operate Beyond Part 107
On the eve of the two-year anniversary of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) establishing regulations for operating small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), also known as drones, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has released an update to its analysis of waivers by the FAA for UAS operations beyond the scope of the Small UAS Rule and found that nearly 2,000 have been granted. Continue reading
Matternet Starts Medical Drone Delivery Trials in North Carolina
Matternet, a Swiss company, began a three-year test programme of its delivery drones under a program run by the N.C. Department of Transportation and authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration. The North Carolina program is one of 10 the FAA chose nationwide to try to determine how drones, or unmanned aircraft systems, can be put to commercial use in the United States. Continue reading
Intelligent Parachute System from Drone Rescue
In order to minimise the damage to the system and also to possible bystanders on the ground, the Austrian company, Drone Rescue Systems, developed an intelligent parachute rescue system for the safe drone landing. Continue reading
Asia’s First Fully Solar-Powered Quadcopter Drone
A team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has achieved a major step forward in stretching the capabilities of quadcopter drones by powering the flight solely by natural sunlight. A first in Asia, the current prototype has flown above 10 metres in test flights – higher than a typical three storey building – utilising solar power with no battery or other energy storage on board. Continue reading
Ghoul Tool Full Spectrum – Hand-Held Drone Countermeasure
Florida-based Invisible Interdiction, has launched the second of the Ghoul Tool line of drone countermeasures for military, law enforcement, and counter-terror forces. Continue reading
Cooperation to Harmonise National Approaches to Test Ranges in Europe
The development of drones and their commercial use, depends for a large extent on the possibilities to test new technical and legal developments at locations where it is possible to experiment beyond the boundaries of the current legislation. These locations are referred to as test and demonstration locations. Continue reading