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Robonic Ltd Oy (a subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defense) working with Kratos has delivered two of its third-generation Kontio (type MC2555LLR) pneumatic launchers to the U.S. Army Targets Management Office, part of PEO STRI (Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation).
A spokesperson with Holloman Air Force Base has confirmed that they are at the scene of a downed aircraft seven miles of Hwy 70 that happened before noon on Thursday. Continue reading
The research unit at AT&T is working to combine two of what are perhaps the hottest buzzwords in the tech industry: drones and artificial intelligence. Specifically, AT&T Labs is researching ways to take video footage from a drone flying around an AT&T cell tower and use AI to analyze that footage for signs of rust, corrosion or other defects on the tower. Continue reading
The full demonstration of the Patrouille de France Precision Jet Formation Squadron of the French Air Force at the 2017 Melbourne Air Show, featuring 8 Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jets. Continue reading
HAZON Solutions, a provider of drone inspection services, has announced the launch of the HAZON Drone Management System (HAZON DMS). HAZON DMS is a secure, web-based management tool providing every drone operator, whether a hobbyist with a single drone or a large corporation with hundreds of drones, a way to safely and efficiently track and manage their drone fleet, pilots and workflow. Continue reading
The new customer service of the German engine manufacturer is called 3W Engineering Services. This will not only be offered to existing and new 3W customers, but also to third-party customers and includes various service, test and measurement activities relating to engines and drive units and their further development.
Walking near the end of a massive tongue of glacial ice rising hundreds of meters above the sea, a group of scientists spotted an unexpected and ominous sign. About 100 meters from the edge of the glacier was a crack a few meters wide. The crack was fresh—there was no sign of it the day before. “We decided we wouldn’t walk farther,” said Guillaume Jouvet, a glaciologist at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. Continue reading
British-based drone consultant, Consortiq, has announced the opening of its new office in America. Based in Annapolis, Maryland, this strategic move allows the company to neighbour Washington D.C, a central East Coast drone innovation hub. Continue reading