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PrecisionHawk, a drone data and safety company based in Raleigh, N.C., announced Phase 1 Pathfinder Results as part of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Workshop on Drones and the Future of Aviation held in Washington D.C. Continue reading
Negotiations are under way concerning the potential procurement of tactical VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) UAV systems, according to an announcement by the Polish Armament Inspectorate.
The US Marine Corps’ portion of the future vertical lift programme will be an optionally manned platform, the service’s deputy commandant for aviation says. Continue reading
Phantom Technologies has launched its latest Jamming Solution. An innovative technology designed for the detection and jamming of drones. Continue reading
The wreckage of an aircraft which fished out by fishermen off Arthunkal coast are the parts of the crashed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) of the Navy. The Navy officials said that the parts of craft are the Israel made Searcher UAV which crashed off Kochi coast nine miles away on Wednesday night. The drone was crashed during its routine surveillance in sea off Kerala coast.
British Army chiefs are looking again at the future organisation of its Thales WK450 Watchkeeper tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) units after they have moved to accelerate getting the troubled system into frontline service by opening a new site for pilot training in the South Atlantic. Continue reading
A team of researchers has developed technology that lets a human control multiple drones using their brain waves, and the group is now working on squadrons of drones that could perform complex operations. Continue reading
For the first time, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and holograms are helping fight the wildfires. Flight operators manipulate holographic tactical maps of ScanEagles, helicopters and firefighters to direct resources to where they’re most needed. Continue reading