Egypt’s parliament approved a new law during Tuesday’s general session which prohibits the use or possession of unmanned aerial vehicles, commercially known as drones, without a license from the Ministry of Defense. Continue reading
Hensoldt Demos New C-UAV System
As part of a major product demonstration on the Airbus airfield in Hamburg-Finkenwerder, HENSOLDT, an independent sensor house, provided proof of the excellent performance of its Xpeller counter-UAV system when it comes to protecting airports and critical infrastructure. Continue reading
Global Aerospace Names DARTdrones as UAV Training Partner
Dartdrones, a provider of UAV training, and Global Aerospace, a provider of aerospace insurance and risk management solutions, have announced a partnership that will provide small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) operators with exclusive resources and opportunities to increase the safety culture within the drone industry. DARTdrones will be the exclusive UAV training partner of Global Aerospace’s SM4 Safety Program. Continue reading
India Loses Heron, Secretive Sensors to China in Crash
India has lost a valuable troop scanning unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), along with its payload of sensors and intelligence systems, to a cross-border crash in Tibet, raising concerns that the wreckage may reveal some well-kept secrets to the Chinese Army. Continue reading
General Atomics Gets $134M USAF Ground Control Station Contract
General Atomics – Aeronautical Systems Inc. has been awarded a not-to-exceed $134,010,380 undefinitized contract action for the production of block 30 ground control stations. Continue reading
NTU Singapore Uses 4.5G Network for Drone Traffic Management
M1 Chief Operating Officer Patrick Scodeller, M1 Chief Technical Officer Denis Seek and NTU ATMRI Director Professor Duong and NTU Professor Low Kin Huat with the custom drone built by NTU
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have embarked on a research project which uses existing high-speed mobile phone networks to track and control drones. Continue reading
Could Robotic Birds Lead to Safer Air Travel?
The bird, apparently a female falcon, wheels into view 100 feet over Edmonton International Airport, flapping her wings — hunting behavior. She pursues a flock of starlings, which scatter into the safety of the woods. The falcon is majestic, graceful and resolute. Continue reading
DJI Denies Providing User Data to Chinese Government
The recent Homeland Security Report also claims the Chinese government is possibly using information acquired from DJI systems as a way to target assets they are planning to purchase. Continue reading