A team of people and vehicles from Fort Sill boarded a plane, Feb. 26, and departed for Germany to test the vehicles’ potential with an active unit. U.S. Army Europe officials requested the two vehicles after seeing their capabilities during stateside experiments against unmanned aircraft systems.
Draganfly and Surefire Partner to Offer Night Search and Data Capture Solutions
Draganfly Innovations has announced that they have signed an agreement with SureFire LLC to integrate and test their LED technology as a complete system with Draganfly’s UAV’s.
PicoSAR Payload for Camcopter Customer
Leonardo has built on its recent sales success with the French military by adding another contract for its unmanned air system-carried PicoSAR surveillance payload. Continue reading
US Air Force to Transition from MQ-1 Predator to MQ-9 Reaper
For the past 21 years, the Air Force has flown the MQ-1 Predator remotely piloted aircraft in combat, and for the last 10, the MQ-9 Reaper. Combined with a skilled aircrew, these aircraft provide consistent support in daily engagements making an impact downrange. Continue reading
Oil Spill-Mapping Swarms of Drones
Inspired by bird and insect behaviour, engineers create software to enable teams of common UAVs to work together. Continue reading
Singapore to Use Drones to Inspect Underground Railway Tunnels
The Singapore Land Transport Authority is now mulling over the use of drones and unmanned systems in inspecting Singapore’s underground railway systems. Continue reading
Airbus Drone Delivery Service Progresses
Construction of the Airbus Helicopters drone delivery service at the National University of Singapore is well underway with two UAV prototypes already flying in Marginane, France. Continue reading
Harris to Help Develop First US BVLOS Network
Harris Corp. has received a two-year grant to help develop a first-of-its-kind solution to enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading